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US Judge: Spill Claims Czar Not Independent of BP

NEW ORLEANS -- 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 Wednesday that may spur more people to sue rather than settle. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said claims czar...

Spill Victims Can't Sue BP if They Want Lump Sum

WASHINGTON (Nov. 24) -- Fishermen, shrimpers and property owners who suffered financial losses during BP's oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico must give up their right to sue BP if they accept a final lump-sum payment from BP's $20 billion compensation fund. That requirement is part of the new rules issued today that...

Gulf Coast Claims Facility Opens for Business

(Aug. 23) -- The Gulf Coast Claims Facility is open for business as of this morning. Independent administrator Ken Feinberg is manning the cash register, ready to hand out money from BP's $20 billion oil spill compensation fund to individuals and businesses that were hurt by the spill. Those who want to file a claim can...

Why Are Realtors Getting Their Own $60 Million Oil Spill Compensation Side Fund?

(Aug. 20) -- In its comprehensive story on the new Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which on Monday will begin processing claims for the BP oil compensation fund under Ken Feinberg, the New York Times included a short paragraph about a $60 million slice of the $20 billion fund being set aside for the compensation of gulf state...

New Gulf Coast Claims Facility to Open: 8 Biggest Questions Answered

(Aug. 20) -- On Aug. 23, Ken Feinberg, the administrator of the $20 billion Gulf Coast compensation fund, will take control of the claims process for those affected by the BP oil spill. Until now, BP has been handling the hundreds of thousands of claims that have already been entered, with many complaining that their...

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05/11/12 Reno Air Races hires mediator to settle suits Source: Daily Sparks Tribune - Sparks NV A lawyer for the Reno Air Racing Association says it's working with attorneys for several families of victims of September's deadly crash to try to settle their lawsuits out of court.
05/10/12 Reno Air Races hires mediator to try settle suits Source: ABC - KTNV 13 - Las Vegas NV RENO, Nev. A lawyer for the Reno Air Racing Association says it's working with attorneys for several families of victims of September's deadly crash to try to settle their lawsuits out of court.
04/28/12 GCCF audit leaves many wondering Source: Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg MS Except for the 10,000 or so errors, Ken Feinberg's Gulf Coast Claims Facility did a good job of compensating victims of the 2010 BP oil spill.
04/24/12 Rep. Jo Bonner: Jury is still out on Ken Feinberg... Source: The Montgomery Independent - Montgomery AL No gold stars for Ken Feinberg from U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner â at least, not yet.
04/22/12 Feinberg promised to be more generous than the courts,... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS Ken Feinberg pledged during his tenure as the Gulf Coast oil spill claims czar that he would be more generous to victims of the disaster than the legal system.

Background on ken feinberg

Kenneth Feinberg (born October 23, 1945, Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American attorney, specializing in mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

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