2010 BP oil Spill Disaster
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Recent BP and GCCF News of Interest:

BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS...

Statement by Kenneth R. Feinberg, March 3, 2012
He's patting himself on the back! 
“The announced Settlement in the Gulf is good news. It avoids a lengthy complex trial and uncertain appeals. I point with significant pride and satisfaction to the achievements of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility: reviewing over one million claims submitted by 573,000 claimants and paying some $6.1 billion to approximately 225,000 individuals and businesses in just over 18 months. I believe the GCCF has successfully fulfilled its mandate, and urge an orderly transition to the new proposed claims program.”

IMPORTANT NOTICE, March 2, 2012
On March 2, 2012, a proposed settlement of numerous lawsuits arising out of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was announced. The proposed settlement is between BP and individuals and businesses with claims arising from the spill. The settlement is not yet final, and it has not yet been approved by the Court.

It is the GCCF’s understanding that if the settlement is completed and approved by the Court, there will be a new settlement claims center to replace the GCCF. In addition there will be a new GCCF transition process which will operate while the new settlement claims center is being established. Also, a new Claims Administrator will be appointed to administer the transition process under newly adopted rules governing payments. Kenneth Feinberg and his team at Feinberg Rozen, LLP will no longer be administering the processing of claims for the GCCF.

When additional information is available, it will be posted on the GCCF website at www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com. We also understand information will be provided to you as directed by the Court. We are always happy to answer questions at 1-800-916-4893.

A letter will be sent shortly by the new Claims Administrator advising you about your claim. Any information you previously submitted to the GCCF will be retained. If the Court approves the new settlement center, your claim information and documentation could be automatically transferred to the new center.  

BP reaches $7.8 billion gulf oil spill settlement; DallasNews.com, 3/7/2012

BP Settlement Leaves Most Complex Claims Unresolved; ProPublica, 3/7/2012

BP Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Includes Medical Claims Process; Insurance Journal, 3/6/2012

BP spill settlement promises fast payouts; NOLA.com, 3/4/2012

BP Reaches $7.8 Billion Deal Over Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill; Insurance Journal, 3/3/2012

BP ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH PSC, Press Release, 3/3/2012

Trial to put BP oil spill in perspective; USA Today, 2/26/2012



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SLUDGE FUND:  Facts & Figures; The Daily

Groups probe BP compensation for minorities, poor, Pensacola News Journal

Congress seeks audit of BP oil spill fund, Miami Heralld

Young:  Additional commitments secured from Feinberg for Jefferson Parish, Times-Picayune

Senate Amendment Would Require Audit of GCCF, AL.COM

Judge Denies BP Appeal, Courthouse News Service

Tracking the oil spill in the Gulf:  NY Times

Tracking the Gulf Oil Disaster:  animation of oil spill spreading, CNN U.S.

The Worst Oil Pollution Disaster in U.S. History, Environmental Graffiti

ERMA's Interactive Map for Gulf Response, NOAA

U.S. blames BP for Gulf spill
The United States heaped the lion's share of blame for the country's biggest ever offshore oil spill on BP on Wednesday as the government issued its final assessment of last year's Gulf disaster.

Gulf Spill:  Report blames BP decisions for Gulf Oil Spill
A key federal report lays ultimate responsibility on BP... AP

BP at Fault in Gulf Spill, panel finds,
on 21 of 35 factors.  "Poor risk management, last-minute changes' among problems cited in federal report.

2010 Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill
BP Oil's Deepwater Disaster: The scope of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the toll of the damage, the voices of loss

More Tar Balls Wash Up On Gulf Coast Beaches
Alabama Beaches show more signs of the BP oil spill disaster of 2010.  Are there more oil spill victims for business and individual claims?

Clean Up of Alabama Beaches after TS Lee - TAR BALLS
We knew oil was still out there; so did BP Oil!  Business & Individual claimants will continue to relive the BP oil spill disaster for many seasons.

Judge Carl Barbier rules: BP and Gulf Coast Claims Facility Claimants Can Seek for Punitive Damages, but not Attorney Fees - The Courthouse News
NEW ORLEANS (CN) - More than 100,000 oil-spill claimants may seek punitive damages from BP and other defendants, but not attorney fees, a federal judge ruled.

Judge Carl Barbier:  Allows Some Punitive Damages - Nola, Times-Picayune
GCCF has new claims calculation for oyster leaseholders announced

100,000 Oil-Spill Plaintiffs Get a Trial Date With BP
NEW ORLEANS (CN) - Trial for the Deepwater Horizon explosion will begin Feb. 27, 2012 and will be broken into three phases, the judge, Carl Barbier overseeing the consolidated oil-spill litigation said.

PAYMENT FOR OYSTER HARVESTERS INCREASES - THE LOUISIANA RECORD
Payments for oyster harvesters increased under new GCCF guidelines, due to the BP oil spill 8/25/2011 11:32 AM

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Settlements Accelerate - Nola, Times-Picayune
New claims calculation for oyster leaseholders announced.  See GCCF

Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims administrator, Kenneth Feinberg says $5 billion has been paid out - Nola, Times-Picayune
Florida has the most paid claims so far, followed by Louisiana...  Who has the most UNPAID claims to date?

Gulf of Mexico oil spill compensation fund to be audited - Associated Press
An independent audit will be performed on the $20 billion fund set up to compensate victims of last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday.  But... ol' Kenny gets to help choose the auditor; that's seems like another conflict for GCCF and BP.

CRUDE TREATMENT - WWW.THEDAILY.COM
Jul 19, 2011 – “It's criminal what is going on to these people,” said Olga Souders, a licensed insurance adjuster who spent four months working for the ...

Wait and see the - WWW.THEDAILY.COM
Jul 22, 2011 – said Olga Souders, the whistleblower, of Holder's announcement. A year after the spill, fewer than half of the 750000 claims filed by ...

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Olga Souders Instead of spending so much energy on promoting & marketing BP, do what u promised in making every person and business in the Gulf Coast region ...

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