Transocean Claims It Doesn't Owe Fines for Sub-Surface Leaks in BP Spill Bloomberg Transocean Ltd. (RIG) said it can't be forced to pay federal fines or penalties for oil spilled below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in the Deepwater Horizon incident because of an indemnity contract with BP Plc. Transocean asked a federal judge in … Transocean Claims It's Not Liable For Sub-Surface Leaks In Gulf SpillBenzinga
Mexican States, Alabama Cities Can't Bring Some BP Spill Claims Bloomberg BP Plc won't have to face oil-spill claims by Mexican states and Alabama cities that a federal judge deemed too far removed to have been physically harmed by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. US District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans also threw out … Conservation Report: Will the Gulf Lose the Oil Spill Fines?Field and Stream (blog) Deepwater Horizon Committee issues final reportEurekAlert (press release) US Report Due Wednesday On Deepwater Horizon SpillNASDAQ Upstream Online all 4 news articles »
Gulf oil spill: Another defendant in Mobile gets probation in claims fraud al.com (blog) By Brendan Kirby, Press-Register MOBILE, Alabama — Barbara Ann Jenkins last week became the latest area resident to get probation for defrauding the claims fund set up to compensate victims of last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. …
Oil spill claims expansion for shrimpers, crabbers is not retroactive NOLA.com By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune In a move that Kenneth Feinberg hopes will bring holdout commercial fishers to the settlement table, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims czar announced Wednesday he will double compensation payments for shrimpers and … BP Spill Fund Raises Limits for Shrimp and Crab LossesNew York Times Gulf harvesters offered more money for BP damage
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Oil spill claims: Payment offers to double for crabbers, shrimpers al.com (blog) By Dan Murtaugh, Press-Register MOBILE, Alabama — Shrimp and crab harvesters and processors will get double the money from the Gulf oil spill claims operation under new rules released Wednesday. A lawyer for shrimpers and crabbers criticized the … Gulf Harvesters Offered More Money for BP DamageABC News Ken Feinberg expands oil spill claims payments for shrimpers, crabbersNOLA.com Oil payouts for fishermen get a boostHouma Courier Sacramento Bee all 190 news articles »
Ken Feinberg expands oil spill claims payments for shrimpers, crabbers NOLA.com By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune In a significant move for the gulf coast fishing industry, Gulf oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg decided Wednesday to double compensation payments for shrimpers and crabbers. Feinberg announced that his Gulf… Countering loss with compassion and moneyLos Angeles Times
Charge: Illegally cashing BP claims check KeysNet Why it took so long after police were called isn't clear. Since the BP disaster, which poured around 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf, Monroe County residents have filed more than 9000 claims, yielding more than 0 million in payments.
2 Oil Spill Claims Offices in Panhandle Close Insurance Journal The claims offices were opened in the wake of last year's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Pensacola News Journal reported that the Escambia County Community and Environment Division has calculated that 97 percent of oil cleaned from … Gulf Coast Claims Facilites closingWALA-TV FOX10 Gulf Coast Claims Facility Pensacola office will stay openPensacola News Journal 2 oil spill claims offices in Panhandle closingMiamiHerald.com The News Herald -Press-Register – al.com (blog) all 25 news articles »
Gulf Coast Claims Facilites closing WALA-TV FOX10 Annaert said last year's oil spill left him jobless. He returned to the facility in Mobile with proof that he has been trying to find work, as part of his oil spill claim. Monday, the Gulf Coast Claims website listed several offices that would shutdown … 2 oil spill claims offices in Panhandle closingMiamiHerald.com Claims facility still open by appointmentPensacola News Journal
BP Must Face Gulf Spill Claims From Alabama and Louisiana BusinessWeek 15 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc must face claims over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in lawsuits by the states of Louisiana and Alabama, a judge said. The states can sue for negligence and products liability under general maritime law and are … BP can't use Transocean insurance for Gulf spillReuters BP Can't Use Transocean Insurance to Pay Gulf Oil Spill Costs, Judge SaysBloomberg BP Can't Use Transocean Insurance for Oil Spill, Judge RulesSan Francisco Chronicle eTaiwan News all 280 news articles »