Straughen Et Al V. Dalbo, Inc

On February 15, 2024, the Colorado jury awarded Plaintiff Steven Straughen $30 million against BHS Inc. in the present personal injury case resulting from an on-site injury caused by the explosion of a negligently installed storage tank.

Case Background

On August 17, 2021, Plaintiff Steven Straughen filed a lawsuit claiming negligence against BHS Inc. before the United States District Court, Colorado (Denver). The case was assigned to Judge Nina Y. Wang and referred to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. [Case number: 1:21cv2230]

Cause

Edge Energy II LLC ("Edge") operated and oversaw the Simpson Pad 26 oil and gas production site in Weld County, Colorado. Skyline Well Testing, LLC ("Skyline") was hired by Edge to manage flowback operations at the site, involving the monitoring and operation of equipment to extract a mixture of water, oil, and natural gas vapors from wells. The process included directing Produced Fluids through separator vessels to segregate water from oil and gas vapors. Edge contracted BHS Inc. to supply storage tanks for water and oil at the site. Defendant BHS Inc. allegedly delivered ten tanks in poor condition. The tanks had defects like pin