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New Oil Rig Explosion, Houston Lawyers Call for Better Prote

Your Maritime Lawyer -- “Once again we see tragedy unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, and it is our sincere hope that all maritime workers escape the oil rig unharmed,” says Jason Itkin, a partner in the Houston-based law firm, which represents maritime workers throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

“This latest explosion shows drilling companies are still not doing enough to ensure the safety of the maritime workers and our sensitive coastal environment,” Itkin says.

Thirteen oil workers were stranded, including one with injuries, news reports say. No deaths have been reported. The United States Coast Guard responded.

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Yes, this article is from a site promoting lawyers, who have an agenda to run. Just submitting it for info - Interesting how quickly it was jumped on!

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Submitted Sep 02, 2010 By: MidNJ

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PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,706 Points:980,350 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 3:50:17 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Sure, especially those who work or live in the area, more protection is good. But will the corporations that control these structures pay for it? Very doubtful...
MAC48 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:728 Points:499,925 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 7:13:55 AM Ignore MAC48 Report Abuse POLELANE wrote -- "What do you call a thousand lawyers on an exploding oil platform?" My response would be "An extremely fortuitous occurance".
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,040 Points:1,596,020 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 5:21:58 AM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse When will we learn from our mistakes? Media is once again jumping on the fear band wagon. I believe that if the BP etal spill/leak was not as huge as it was, it wouldn't have made headlines and nothing would have altered the status quo.
eromitlab Champion Author Huntsville Posts:6,653 Points:1,327,085 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 3:44:53 AM Ignore eromitlab Report Abuse drill baby drill?
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:3,230 Points:819,140 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 12:45:08 AM Ignore graceman Report Abuse How many more explosions have to occur til the government does something!
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,628 Points:739,595 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 12:07:54 AM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse Martinman, Because this is not just about today's explosion, it is about what the media is doing about it. ----------- In April the news was minimized and we were given the story that the Deep Water / BP oil well was just an exploratory well. Later we learned it was spewing 5,000 barrels a day then a few weeks later, 10,000, then 50,000 and more. +++++++++++ This latest event (explosion) may be big, or small. Don't you find it interesting to see how the media (Internet) plays this latest news out? LOL
realtorguzzler Champion Author Florida Posts:1,488 Points:259,210 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 12:01:51 AM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse As it is not deep water drilling they would have the safety protection in place.
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,265 Points:1,333,725 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 11:33:14 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Another oil rig explosion in the Gulf?
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,906 Points:1,092,475 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 10:13:03 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse The gulf is starting to give Cleveland a better name! LOL....
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 10:08:04 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse What do you call a thousand lawyers on an exploding oil platform?
Martinman Champion Author Mississippi Posts:11,760 Points:1,659,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 10:04:21 PM Ignore Martinman Report Abuse Okay. So this is from a website promoting lawyers (versus "news"), who might have an agenda to run, for which ACTUAL NEWS has already been submitted,... ... so,... why REPOST a biased-version of news that was already submitted?