Huge Payments on BP Oil Spill Claims are Appealed

Huge Payments on BP Oil Spill
Claims are Appealed

Florida Oil Spill Claims Attorney, a Lawyer  in Tampa, Florida http://www.floridaoilspill.com/ has reviewed the recent claim by BP that payments under the Settlement Agreement are excessive. BP British Petroleum filed an appeal of the Oil Spill Claims Settlement entered in the Deepwater Horizon case. The Appeal was from a District Court Order on the Settlement Agreement and was heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. This is the audio of the Oral Arguments and video stills from the Settlement Agreement. 

In case you don't want to spend 45 minutes watching, a summary with time codes is below. The video Can be viewed on iPhone and mobile devices too. 

BP Oil Spill Claims Appeal Summary

BP hired a prominent appeals lawyer who argues that payments under the agreement are excessive. At around 16:00 minutes, the Oil Spill claimants' lawyer then argues that BP agreed to the terms of the settlement. At around 32:00 minutes, finally,  the claims administrator argues he is following the agreement and will do what the Court orders him to do. The Oil Spill Claims Appeal had Oral Arguments on July 8, 2013. Video and audio are from official Court records. Approximate viewing time is 45 minutes.

On behalf of the class members, thank you for caring.

See also: Florida Oil Spill Claims Attorney Lawyer  in Tampa, Florida, BP Oil Spill Appeal, District Court Order, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, BP Oil Spill Claims

BP Oil Spill Claims - What People Don't Know - Video

BP Oil Spill Claims -
What People Don't Know

Florida BP Oil Spill Claims Attorney http://www.floridaoilspill.com notes that the media has covered the BP Oil Spill Claims for Businesses claims process extensively. What people and business owners don't know: "Is my business covered by the BP Oil Spill Claims Settlement?" This short video can help find a resource to determine if you, your family, or your business qualifies for a settlement from the Deepwater Horizon Claims Center .

The settlement is 1270 pages long and we have posted the agreement here for you to review. See http://bpsettlement.floridaoilspill.com/. We have studied the settlement agreement and can quickly calculate what, if any damages may be awarded.

Florida BP Oil Spill Claims Attorney - Video

One media source noted, "In the months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 300 miles off Florida's coast in April 2010, hotel and restaurant owners, fishermen and shopkeepers kept a grim vigil, waiting to see whether the millions of gallons of spilled oil would taint the state's beaches and harm its seafood." See Review.net  "Feeding Frenzy" March 8, 2013.

The Feeding Frenzy report also noted,, "In December, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans gave final approval to a $7.8 billion partial class-action settlement providing for economic and property damages from the spill, including those in Florida. BP separately agreed to pay $4.5 billion in penalties and pleaded guilty to felony misconduct in the disaster, which cost 11 lives. Barbier now is presiding over a trial to determine whether BP was grossly negligent, with another $17 billion in potential penalties at stake."

The writer recognized, "With the new guidelines, thousands of firms may qualify if they fall within designated coastal zones and show a 2010 drop in revenue after the disaster, with a rebound in 2011. But the window to collect damages from the largest oil spill in U.S. history is closing — economic and property damage claims must be filed by April 2014. "

The article concluded, "As of Feb. 10, in the third phase of payouts, the Deepwater Horizon Claims Center had issued 26,608 eligibility notices with payment offers totaling more than $2 billion throughout the gulf states. The center had also completed more than $1.43 billion in payments on 19,530 claims. "

BP Oil Spill Claims - What People in Florida Don't Know

Also See: BP Oil Spill Claims, oil spill, Florida Oil Spill Claims, Deepwater Horizon, Judge Carl Barbier, Deepwater Horizon Claims Center, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Florida

Source: http://www.review.net/section/detail/feeding-frenzy/

Florida Oil Spill | Bonnie Heads for Gulf

Florida Oil Spill .com notes that Bonnie becomes Tropical Storm | According to NOAA, "Tropical Depression strengthens...becomes Tropical Storm Bonnie... At 615 PM EDT the center of Tropical Storm Bonnie was located about 200 miles southeast of Nassau or about 415 miles east-southeast Key West Florida. Movement was toward the northwest near 14 MPH. A turn to the west-northwest with an increase in forward speed is expected tonight and Friday. Winds have increased TO 40 MPH and that the depression has become a tropical storm." The projected track takes the storm right through the heart of the Gulf Oil Disaster.

Breaking News Update: As of late Thursday night, July 22, 2010 a ship drilling a relief well was ordered to leave the Gulf Oil Disaster site, pending the arrival of Bonnie.


Update: Vessels have now returned to the Deepwater Horizon site.

Florida Oil Spill .com  will continue following this system.

NOAA Satellite Image from July 22, 2010.

Seabirds and Oil Spill in Florida

We have sent a team to the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores, Florida. What have we learned? As of Friday June 18, 2010 they are inundated with dish washing soap and have yet to receive a single animal from the Gulf Oil Spill disaster (Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, or Florida) . We are seeing media reports of unused resources throughout the region.

Photo Gallery | Oil Spill Clean Up Resource in Florida

Florida Oil Spill | Three Days from Space

Florida Oil Spill Attorney has been tracking the spreading oil by using the NASA Earth Observatory Images that are collected whenever the lack of cloud cover permits. The May 22, 2010 image shows the oil slick in relation to the Mississippi Delta. The image from May 23, 2010, shows oil and muddy water from the Mississippi River. On May 24, 2010 the image shows the approximate location of the Deepwater Horizon and a possible controlled burn of surface oil.

Click on each image for a larger view. Photo Credit NASA.

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Florida Oil Spill - Gulf Coast Beach Resort Leader Voices Concern

The Oil Spill may impact Florida's Gulf Coast . One Gulf Coast Beach Resort Leader Voiced Concern about the impact during testimony in Washington yesterday. The Tampa Tribune reported that an executive with TradeWinds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach testified before a Senate Committee that "stopping the oil from continuing to enter the Gulf waters and the cleanup process doesn't make everything better and it certainly does not address the long-term effects this spill will have on Florida's tourism and natural resources. . . ''

Source: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/11/tradewinds-official-says-state-needs-pr-blitz-coun/news-breaking/