Lawyers to staff oil spill claims offices
The group administering BP’s compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill has hired several law firms and a claims administration company to help people applying for shares of the $20 billion...
View ArticleGulf spill fund czar paying for ethics advice
The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is using money from the fund to pay a legal ethics professor for a letter saying he’s independent from BP. A...
View ArticleGulf oil spill fund czar gets unlikely supporter
A Louisiana attorney suing BP over the Gulf oil spill opposes a request by fellow plaintiffs attorneys to rein in compensation fund czar Ken Feinberg, saying today that he believes Feinberg is doing a...
View ArticleFeinberg discussing future pay for spill fund work
The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims and BP are discussing how much he will be paid for his services in the months ahead. A spokeswoman for Ken Feinberg...
View ArticleJindal, Caldwell ask judge to intervene in spill claims process
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s governor and attorney general say victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill seeking final payments from a $20 billion compensation fund shouldn’t be forced to give up their...
View ArticleU.S. judge: Oil spill claims director not independent of BP
The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is not independent from BP and must stop telling potential claimants that he is, a federal judge said in a ruling...
View ArticleOil spill claims processor hosts Jindal fundraiser
BATON ROUGE — The head of a Louisiana-based firm that is helping to handle Gulf oil spill claims for BP is holding a fundraiser today for Gov. Bobby Jindal. An evening cocktail reception for $1,000 a...
View ArticleState lawmakers ask Feinberg to keep offices open
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana legislative leaders are asking Ken Feinberg, who is overseeing the payments from a $20 billion compensation fund for people affected by last summer’s oil spill, to keep open...
View ArticleBP wants to end future loss claims
BP is arguing that most victims of last year’s Gulf oil spill should not get any more payouts for future losses because the hardest-hit areas are recovering and the economy is growing. The British oil...
View ArticleGulf residents to get extra $64M for oil spill claims
Roughly 7,300 residents and businesses harmed by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will get more than $64 million in additional payments because their claims with BP’s $20 billion compensation fund...
View ArticleLawyers to staff oil spill claims offices
The group administering BP’s compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill has hired several law firms and a claims administration company to help people applying for shares of the $20 billion...
View ArticleGulf spill fund czar paying for ethics advice
The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is using money from the fund to pay a legal ethics professor for a letter saying he’s independent from BP. A...
View ArticleGulf oil spill fund czar gets unlikely supporter
A Louisiana attorney suing BP over the Gulf oil spill opposes a request by fellow plaintiffs attorneys to rein in compensation fund czar Ken Feinberg, saying today that he believes Feinberg is doing a...
View ArticleFeinberg discussing future pay for spill fund work
The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims and BP are discussing how much he will be paid for his services in the months ahead. A spokeswoman for Ken Feinberg...
View ArticleJindal, Caldwell ask judge to intervene in spill claims process
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s governor and attorney general say victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill seeking final payments from a $20 billion compensation fund shouldn’t be forced to give up their...
View ArticleU.S. judge: Oil spill claims director not independent of BP
The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is not independent from BP and must stop telling potential claimants that he is, a federal judge said in a ruling...
View ArticleOil spill claims processor hosts Jindal fundraiser
BATON ROUGE — The head of a Louisiana-based firm that is helping to handle Gulf oil spill claims for BP is holding a fundraiser today for Gov. Bobby Jindal. An evening cocktail reception for $1,000 a...
View ArticleState lawmakers ask Feinberg to keep offices open
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana legislative leaders are asking Ken Feinberg, who is overseeing the payments from a $20 billion compensation fund for people affected by last summer’s oil spill, to keep open...
View ArticleBP wants to end future loss claims
BP is arguing that most victims of last year’s Gulf oil spill should not get any more payouts for future losses because the hardest-hit areas are recovering and the economy is growing. The British oil...
View ArticleGulf residents to get extra $64M for oil spill claims
Roughly 7,300 residents and businesses harmed by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will get more than $64 million in additional payments because their claims with BP’s $20 billion compensation fund...
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