BCA represents widow of first TPC related death

BCA represents widow of first TPC related death

The widow of a man who is the first and potentially only person to have reportedly died as a result of the TPC Group explosion is announcing her intent to sue the company.

Darlene Fontenot’s husband Trent had a heart attack shortly after last week’s blast, according to Attorney Brent Coon.

She was one of several people who attended a news conference Friday morning to discuss the impacts of the explosion.

The press conference included experts and investigators that discussed a lack of laws on the books to regulate the petrochemical industry as well as labor leaders whom have seen first hand the catastrophic repercussions of these incidents.

Kim Brent, Beaumont Enterprise, 2019).

(Mary Meaux, The Orange Leader, 2019).

Brent Coon & Associates will be holding a town hall meeting on Monday, December 9th at 4PM at the Groves Community Center. You find more information by clicking here. 

(Pictured: Brent Coon & Associates’ Attorney John Thomas, Widow of Trent Fontenot, Darlene Fontenot).

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