Pioneer Drilling settles lawsuit - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The lawsuit was settled after three days of trialp inJohnson County. It was brought on behalf of the children and parents of Rhonda who was killedon Sept. 11, 2008, when oil fieldx equipment fell offa tractor-trailer and crushecd her vehicle. The tractor-trailer was owned and operateds by Pioneer DrillingServices Ltd., a division of San Antonio-baseed Pioneer Drilling (Amex: PDC). The accident occurred on FM 157 inNorth Texas. During the trial, it was based on Venus PoliceDepartment reports, that the driver of the trucmk failed to control his speedd and that the truck’s load was not properly secured.
Plaintiffs also allege that the driver was not legallh qualified to drive the truck and that documentsa in his driver qualification fileswere fabricated, falsified and backdatedr by Pioneer employees after the accident. A spokesperson for Pionee Drilling was unavailablefor comment. “We believe it was a just outcoms within our civil court system and a fair settlemenft given the facts ofthe case,” says John David Hart, a Fort Worthg attorney who represented the Henson “We believe that this settlemen will at least make companies more aware of the need for good safetuy and hiring practices and hopefully prevent anothef needless tragedy.
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