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BP Claims Settlement a Reality Check

October 12, 2012

BP Settlement and How We got Here   The days are coming to a close when you will have to decide whether you are in or out of the BP Settlement. It’s actually very sad that some of you will have to wait years to ever see a penny from BP. They deployed their strategy [...]

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The BP Settlement and More

September 26, 2012

The V Trend Explained   Many people are being told to opt out, or stay in The BP Settlement much of this discussion hinges upon understanding the V Trend. If you are a Zone A Business or Individual you do not need to worry about the V Trend, just show a loss in 2010. Documenting [...]

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BP Property Claims and VOO Claims get Paid and much More

September 12, 2012

BP Property Claims and VOO Claims get first look   The DeepWater Horizon Settlement Fund has certainly made a priority of paying VOO Claims and property Claims first. With over 3,300 Notices sent out, over 3,150 are either for BP Property Claims or for VOO Charter Payment. VOO Charter payment accounted for over 2,500 Eligibility [...]

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The BP Settlement and Who We can Help

April 20, 2012

The BP Settlement is Under Review   For many of you the words under review are reminders of the GCCF, but the fact is the BP Settlement is being reviewed by Attorneys, Adjusters and Advocacy Groups. The BP Settlement on the whole is favorable for the people it was meant to serve. The general idea [...]

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BP Claims and the BP Settlement

March 13, 2012

The BP Claims Settlement Era Begins BP Claims had languished with the GCCF for far too long. In reality it took almost 2 years for someone to step in and fix the issues, and the fact is we don`t know if they are fixed. What we do know is news of the BP Claims Settlement [...]

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BP Claims Process Spurs D.C. March

November 11, 2011

BP Claims Discontent Grows People upset with the BP claims process marched on D.C. Monday as they showed their discontent towards Ken Feinberg and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. The protestors were organized by former comedian/actor turned activist Dick Gregory and Art Rocker chairman of Operation People for Peace. The coalition wants President Obama to [...]

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BP Claims Team Gets GCCF to Pay

September 11, 2011

BP Claims Members have Record Week We saw more BP Claims paid this week then in any other in the History of the BP Claims Process, why is this, because the entities that make up the BP Claims Team know what they are doing. Many Team members use to work for BP or the Gulf [...]

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GCCF May Revise Payment Guidelines

September 3, 2011

GCCF may reduce payment Formula Ken  Feinberg mentioned reducing his two-time formula in November on Tuesday. Some multipliers have been as much as a seven times 2010 damages. Citing a return to normalcy, as tourists are coming back, and things are improving in general, the GCCF may have to restructure the formulas it has been [...]

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BP Liable for Punitve Damages for BP Claims

August 28, 2011

BP Claims Process and Punitive Damages Judge Barbier ruled that under Maritime Law, business`s and individuals that were affected by the BP Oil Spill could sue BP for punitive damages. This is a major blow to BP. Punitive damages go beyond just the economic loss incurred. They are intended to punish the offender, so it [...]

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BP Claims and GCCF Fight Begins

August 18, 2011

BP Claims making the News I have been writing for about a month now about BP Claims and the ensuing battle for transparency with the GCCF and Ken Feinberg. BP Claims Lawyers have asked Judge Barbier to appoint a Special Master to the 20 Billion Dollars Oil Spill Claims Fund. Attorney Generals from the Gulf [...]

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