Immediately after the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig explosion, Transocean hired a risk management company named Shuman Consulting to “adjust its losses”. Shuman is a company that is frequently hired by large corporations after serious accidents and disasters. In this case, it works for Transocean, and its job is to determine how much of Transocean’s money is at risk and figure out how to limit that amount.
Ultimately, Shuman Consulting exists to protect Transocean, and anyone else who hires them, from losing money and failing to turn a profit. In order to maintain the bottom line, Shuman will try anything, including trying to get workers who were injured offshore in the explosion, as well as their families, to sign away their rights to sue in exchange for small lump sum payments up front. With offices located throughout the Gulf Coast region including Houston, Mobile and New Orleans, Shuman is notorious for its ability to take action quickly apply serious settlement pressure to those who were injured on the job.
Schuman’s Personal Effects Receipt: Do Not Sign
Shuman Consulting has already sent a Personal Effects Receipt complete with a full Release and Acknowledgment form to each and every individual working on the Deepwater Horizon on the day of the rig explosion. This release offers $5,000, paid by Shuman on behalf of Transocean, to any seaman who was onboard the Deepwater Horizon when it exploded on April 20, 2010, in exchange for a signed and notarized agreement not to sue for personal belongings and effects. The rig explosion lawyers at FZ will gladly review your release for free with no obligations. We will even travel directly to your home to review the document at no cost to you or your family.
Schuman’s Allegence:
Shuman Consulting works exclusively to protect the interests of offshore maritime employers like Transocean. Despite what its “agents” or “adjusters” may tell you, the company is not concerned about you or your family’s wellbeing, only about minimizing the amount of money Transocean will have to pay out to the workers and families who were injured during the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.
If you or a loved one worked for Transocean, BP, Haliburton, or Smith, do not let Shuman Consulting try to take advantage of you. These companies know that you are entitled to a significant amount of money to cover your injuries including medical costs, pain and suffering, lost wages, permanent disfigurement, post traumatic stress disorder, and other damages. Never sign anything, give a recorded statement or accept any amount of money because this could be used by your employer as evidence of settlement.
Contact an experienced Oil Rig Explosion Lawyer at Zehl & Associates today for a free, no-obligation consultation at (800) 594-1985.
