Mississippi Personal Injury Lawyers Fighting For You
More bad news for BP and its efforts to avoid paying injured plaintiffs across Mississippi and other Gulf Coast states the settlement money that they were promised. A federal judge in New Orleans last week ordered BP to put up another $130 million for settlement payments to cover the next three months. BP claims that the settlement administrator, Patrick Juneau,…
A spokesperson for BP announced only a few days ago that the settlement it reached with private plaintiffs regarding the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill could be threatened if the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decides against the oil company. BP claimed that if the Court does not agree to throw out the current payment calculation being used by claims…
As the BP oil spill settlement fight continues to ramp up, reports indicate that the number of people filing claims for compensation is also on an upward trajectory. According to data released by the claims administrator, Patrick Juneau, the number of claims filed against BP’s compensation fund is up 18 percent in only the last six weeks. This means the…
In a surprising and especially aggressive turn, it has been revealed that BP has created a “snitch line” so that individuals can call in and inform on others who they suspect of filing fraudulent claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Are your serious, BP?!?!? Media reports say that the hotline promises callers that any and all tips…
According to neighboring Alabama’s Attorney General, Luther Strange, more than 32,367 individuals and businesses in the state have filed claims to secure their share of a recent BP oil spill settlement. The settlement money was put aside to compensate those who suffered damages in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the good news about…
BP and the Coast Guard jointly announced that the cleanup that was begun after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 has come to an end in three Gulf Coast states. More than three years after the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the oil company says that the coastlines of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida have now been returned to…
BP has begun the process of launching an aggressive public relations campaign to challenge the billions of dollars in oil spill settlements it is required to pay to plaintiffs relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. According to recent news reports, BP has decided to place full-age ads in three major national newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street…
At the end of last month, the state governments in Florida and Mississippi took the important step of suing BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. This officially includes the two states among those seeking damages from the oil company over the massive oil spill. Both Florida and Mississippi announced their decision before the three-year deadline for filing such claims…
Yesterday, Judge Barbier issued an order basically telling BP that enough is enough with their frivolous appeals. What this means is that, if you have received an Eligibility Notice that BP has appealed based upon its arguments like smoothing, etc., that the Claims Center is to promptly cut you your check because BP’s argument has already been rejected by Judge…