Showing posts with label BP Oil Spill Economic Damage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BP Oil Spill Economic Damage. Show all posts

Friday, June 13, 2014

BP Oil Spill - Florida Claims Update

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BP Oil Spill -
Florida Claims Update
We wanted to provide you with an update about BP claims. In 2014, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected BP’s recent appeals and ordered the Claims Administrator to restart processing and paying claims. BP filed an emergency motion with the United States Supreme Court asking that claims processing and claims payment be stopped while BP prepares its appeal to the Supreme Court.  On Monday, June 9, 2014. the Court rejected BP’s request.  

As of now, claims are being processed and paid. This is another huge development for our clients. We will advise you as soon as we hear anything new.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

BP Oil Spill Claim - Do I Need to Prove Causation?

We at http://floridaoilspill.com have just posted the hundreds of complex pages, maps, schedules, diagrams, and Court Orders in the BP Oil Spill Settlement Claims case that apply to some parts of Florida. Here are the BP Oil Spill Settlement Claims documents. One of the most frequently asked Questions (FAQ) is: If I File a BP Oil Spill Claim - Do I Need to Prove Causation? Generally, no. 


BP Oil Spill Claim - Do I Need to Prove Causation?


The BP Settlement Agreement provides, in part: 

CAUSATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSES ECONOMIC LOSS CLAIMS 

I. Business Claimants for Which There is No Causation Requirement 

1) If you are a business in Zone A, you are not required to provide any evidence of causation unless you fall into one of the exceptions agreed to by the parties, and listed in footnote (1). 

2) If you are a “Landing Site,” or “Commercial Wholesale or Retail Dealer A,” or “Primary Seafood Processor,” as set forth in “Seafood Distribution Chain Definitions,” you are not required to provide any evidence of causation. 

3) If you are in Zone A, B or C and you are a “Commercial or Wholesale or Retail Dealer B,” or a “Secondary Seafood Processor,” or a “Seafood Wholesaler or Distributor,” or a “Seafood Retailer,” as set forth in “Seafood Distribution Chain Definition,” you are not required to provide any evidence of causation. 

4) If you are in Zone A or Zone B, and you meet the “Tourism Definition,” you are not required to provide any evidence of causation. 

5) If you are in Zone A, B or C, and you meet the “Charter Fishing Definition” you are not required to provide any evidence of causation.

 

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