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Halliburton

Ruckdeschel v. Falcon Drilling Company (Wrongful Death)

Date: 10/19/2005 (Date of Incident)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $825,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Heather Ruckdeschel and Thomas G. Miller, Sr., filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Halliburton, Texas Keystone, Inc., and Falcon Drilling Company arising from an explosion and fire that occurred in October 2005 at the Wiley No. 8 well site in Tyler County, Texas, resulting in the death of Thomas G. Miller, Jr., an employee of Falcon Drilling. According to the complaint, Texas Keystone was the owner of the well site, Falcon Drilling was the driller, and Halliburton was contracted by Texas Keystone to perform cementing work on the well. The complaint alleged the three companies were responsible for Miller’s death. Halliburton settled the lawsuit in late 2007 for $825,000.