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14 Apr 2011, 4:38 am
Attorneys for Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP’s $20 billion claims fund for the Deepwater Horizon disaster argued Tuesday that the Louisiana federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation against BP plc lacked legal authority to regulate the claims process.Over calls for court intervention by several state attorneys general, Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) Administrator’s counsel said the Hon. [read post]
13 Apr 2011, 4:59 pm
District Judge Carl Barbier was asked by Hood to intervene in the matter and to conduct an independent audit of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and to hold public hearings on the findings. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 1:45 pm
Although more than five years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, victims of allegedly negligent medical care are still seeking justice through a recent personal injury lawsuit. [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 9:39 am
Claimants cannot expect payment from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility without providing proof of losses, and they need to work diligently to move the process along. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 5:58 am
Friend or Foe: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility oil-spill compensation fund and its administrator, Kenneth Feinberg, have been the target of complaints by plaintiffs' lawyers and state officials. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 11:48 am
From Otherwise Blog: Thanks to the order of District Judge Carl Barbieri, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility - operated by Kenneth Feinberg of Feinberg Rozen - now states squarely that they are "acting for and on behalf of BP". [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 12:29 am
Feinberg also said that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility has paid more than $3.5 billion to about 170,000 individuals and businesses to date.Thus, much of the $20 billion remains in escrow, and Mr. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 5:38 pm
For more information: BP Says Spill Settlement Terms Are Too Generous ( New York Times ) Feinberg’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility Replaces BP ( Legally Easy ) Gulf Coast Claims Facility [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 2:16 pm
Designing the Gulf Claims Facility in the shadow of the law: a template from the Superfund § 301(e) Report. 40 Envtl. [read post]
7 Feb 2011, 9:43 am
Barbier ruled on Feb. 2 that when the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and director Ken Feinberg process claims, they must follow a script that plaintiff lawyers drafted. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 7:24 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] on Wednesday ordered [opinion, PDF] the administrator for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) [official website] to refrain from characterizing himself as independent from British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] in communications with victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.… [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 8:26 pm
District Judge Carl Barbier, the judge presiding over thousands of BP oil spill-related lawsuits,ORDERED BP, and its agents Ken Feinberg, Feinberg Rozen LLP, and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, and any of their representatives to: (1) Refrain from contacting directly any claimant that they know or reasonably should know is represented by counsel, whether or not said claimant has filed a lawsuit or formal claim; (2) Refrain from referring to the GCCF,… [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 4:39 pm
Instead, the settlement was reached between BP and its partner with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility simply signing off on it. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 9:00 am
[JURIST] Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood [official website] on Tuesday requested that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] order the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) [official website] to fulfill its legal obligations to aid victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 2:34 am
Feinberg's proposal indicates, EACH CLAIMANT'S FINAL PAYMENT OFFER AMOUNT WILL BE THE LARGER OF: (1) Two times each eligible Claimant's 2010 Actual Documented Losses (except for claimants with 2010 losses in excess of $500,000); four times each eligible oyster harvester's 2010 Actual Documented Losses, or (2) The total actual documented losses through the date of the filing of the Final Claim. [read post]
31 Jan 2011, 11:29 am
District Judge Carl Barbier told a BP attorney that he heard claimants who submitted their paperwork through the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, overseen BP-appointed claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg, are not getting answers. [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 9:34 am
At the request of the Subcommittee, LANO provided a comprehensive report to outline how nonprofits have fared since the oil spill disaster, their inability to secure a Gulf Coast Claims Facility claim award, and the overall financial needs that still exist within the sector. [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 4:43 am
Read below for some additional thoughts and cautionary notes to consider before signing a final release with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF). [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 7:14 am
DP&L says it’s too early to determine the precise impact new regulations would have on ratepayers, but costs are likely to rise.India plans Asian tidal power firstThe Indian state of Gujarat is planning to host Asia's first commercial-scale tidal power station.The company Atlantis Resources is to install a 50MW tidal farm in the Gulf of Kutch on India's west coast, with construction starting early in 2012.The facility could be expanded to deliver… [read post]
4 Jan 2011, 10:04 am
Back to the topic of the ethically-challenged Gulf Coast Claims Facility, administered by Ken Feinberg. [read post]
