Oil Rig Maker Blamed for Fatal Collapse

Twenty-six workers injured when an oil rig collapsed, killing one in the Bay of Campeche, sued the rig manufacturer in Federal Court. Plaintiffs include the estate representative of Isidoro Solorzano Castillo, who was fatally injured in the May 5 incident. The workers sued rig maker Friede & Goldman Ltd., a Houston company, and its affiliates Friede & Goldman LLC, FG Engineering Ltd. and FG Engineering Ltd. fka Friede & Goldman Ltd. The Aug. 6 lawsuit includes scant details of the accident, but places all the blame on Friede & Goldman.