BP and the U.S. Department of Justice have responded to criticisms raised in a federal court about the handling of the oil spill claims process.
In a court document filed last week, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi outlines four main grievances with the oil spill claims process under Kenneth Feinberg.
Late Friday, after two weeks of public comments, oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg released the new rules that will govern the process of repaying victims of last year’s gulf oil spill from here on out.
Oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg told members of the Florida House today that his fund would start processing final and interim payments this weekend, and that his refined formula “should be” released later today, or sometime soon after.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said this morning that oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg has failed to keep his promises of increasing transparency, paying claims promptly and sending more staff to the Gulf Coast to handle claims.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants anyone sending comments to the oil spill compensation fund to drop him a line.
In a letter to oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg, the U.S. Department of Justice called on the Gulf Coast Claims Facility to release more cash to oil spill victims.
Oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg released his methodology for calculating losses on Wednesday… kind of.
A federal judge in Louisiana ruled Wednesday that oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg cannot keep referring to himself as “neutral” or “independent” from BP.
Oil spill claimants will be eligible for final payments equal to twice the value of their documented damages for 2010, according to a draft methodology (available below) released Wednesday by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
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