Congressmen ask Ken Feinberg to make new shrimper, crabber payments retroactive NOLA.com Based on new evidence that the April 2010 BP oil spill was still affecting Gulf shrimp production, Feinberg decided to give qualified commercial shrimpers and crabbers compensation based on four times their 2010 losses from now on, rather than an old … Gulf harvesters offered more money for BP damageThe Associated Press BP Spill Fund Raises Limits for Shrimp and Crab LossesNew York Times Oil payouts for fishermen get a boostHouma Courier FIS all 222 news articles »
Ken Feinberg expands oil spill claims payments for shrimpers, crabbers NOLA.com By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune In a significant move for the gulf coast fishing industry, Gulf oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg decided Wednesday to double compensation payments for shrimpers and crabbers. Feinberg announced that his Gulf… Countering loss with compassion and moneyLos Angeles Times
Kenneth Feinberg urges BP to pay oil firms' claims from drilling moratorium NOLA.com The claims are neither fish nor fowl: They aren't directly tied to the Gulf oil spill, so they are ineligible for payment under Feinberg's Gulf Coast Claims Facility. They are also not eligible for payment under a 0 million fund BP set up to … Long criminal record results in rare prison sentence for oil claims fraudal.com (blog) This Week in Washington: Mr. Feinberg Comes to Capitol HillCanada Views
BP Oil Spill Claims Chief Feinberg to Face Florida Lawmakers Insurance Journal The man in charge of paying BP claims for the Gulf oil spill will soon face a Florida legislative committee to answer questions about how the compensation scheme is going. Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who is overseeing … Last summer's BP spill leaves wake of unsettled claimsThe Sophian
Feinberg, Governor and AG Work Out Claims Speed Plan NorthEscambia.com Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi on measures for getting compensation into the hands of economic victims of the Gulf oil spill. Feinberg has agreed that his office will process at least 25 percent of all pending claims by March 31, … For BP Oil Spill Claimants in Gulf, Needs Haven't Been MetABC News State and Feds Agree on Gulf Spill Claims Process ReformsSunshine State News (blog) Bondi, Scott, Feinberg agree on how to improve oil spill claims processThe American Independent
Fla. House committee grills Feinberg WALA-TV FOX10 TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WALA) – UPDATE: 8:12 AM Feinbeg says claimants can go to Coast Guard. So far, 254 claimants have done so and in every case have found GCCF paid fairly. UPDATE: 8:09 AM Feinberg told the committee final claims and interim claims … Update from the shores of LouisianaGadling BP calls oil spill claims formula too generousBusinessWeek Spill claims administrator meeting Fla. lawmakersPalm Beach Post
BP's Ken Feinberg must be more transparent: Mississippi Reuters L) billion compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to be more transparent, Mississippi's attorney general said on Thursday. … BP sets bn for Gulf of Mexico disaster compensationArab News Oil Spill Victims Must Not be Short-Changed by Uncertain Estimate of RecoveryNatural Resources Defense Council (blog) Spill claims czar floats pay planHouma Courier Independent –The Week Magazine –WKRG-TV all 162 news articles »
Judge finds Feinberg not independent of BP Reuters By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – The administrator of BP Plc's billion (12 billion pounds) fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill … US judge: oil claims official not independent of BPAFP Feinberg: The Gulf will fully recover from oil spill by 2012The Upshot (blog) BP's Gulf spill compensation fund is not independent, rules Louisiana courtThe Guardian BBC News –Sarasota Herald-Tribune –WWL all 117 news articles »
Feinberg meets with St. Bernard officials, claimants WWL First News Feinberg is hearing from parish officials and business owners and fisherman who lost money because of the Gulf oil disaster. Feinberg has been on the hot … Oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg meets with St. Bernard Parish …NOLA.com
Final draft of oil spill claims criteria to be released, says Ken Feinberg al.com (blog) Kenneth Feinberg, manager of the Gulf oil spill relief fund, listens during a meeting of the Southern Governor's … BP fund chief faces critics2TheAdvocate Sen. David Vitter blasts oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg over quick …NOLA.com Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster…Trading Markets (press release) Daily Mail –Bloomberg –Orange Beach all 358 news articles »