tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17912714789983212542024-03-13T01:21:34.011-04:00Florida Oil Spill Claims 813-222-2220 | Tampa News Tip Line - Hillsborough Pinellas Pasco<br>
Oil Spill Claims Attorney / Lawyer Fighting for you, a friend, your Family, or Business - News Photos and Video from the Latest Oil Spill Disaster. Oil Spill Tip Line 1-877-793-9290 or Call 813-222-2220.Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-13862203150824747952015-11-20T00:34:00.002-05:002015-11-20T00:34:54.887-05:00Have oil companies committed securities law violations by distorting climate science?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Should we look into the largest publicly traded oil and gas companies who may have misled the public and its shareholders about climate change in the risk posed to the planet? One Attorney General in New York is now taking a hard look at years of disinformation from oil companies. </div>
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Have oil companies committed securities law violations by distorting climate science?</h3>
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Bad information may have been disseminated to prevent the disastrous impact on shareholder value when oil and fossil fuels maybe at the root of global climate change. Global oil conglomerates have created their own reality while scientists at NASA, NOAA, and the National Science Foundation conducted much research to establish the consensus that human activity, specifically burning carbon-based fuels have fueled climate change.</div>
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</span>Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com22102 W Cleveland St, Tampa, FL 33606, USA27.943164 -82.4812170000000151.4835229999999981 -123.78981100000001 54.402805 -41.172623000000016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-58308283225336125842015-08-28T19:49:00.000-04:002015-08-28T19:52:54.205-04:00BP Claims Delayed<div style="text-align: justify;">
We have received inquiry on the status of pending BEL claims. Here is the latest news: </div>
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There is no mechanism to push someone's claim to the top of the pile. If the claim is in Zone A, the claims are usually paid quickly. Not much good news for Pro Se claimants who submitted papers and the administrator is having to do the work that a lawyer would have done . . . . hence those claims may go to the back of the line.
Probably having a lawyer would get it a little faster because it would have been in the correct format. </div>
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At this point, probably nothing to do but wait.</div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com2Tampa, FL, USA27.950575 -82.45717760000002327.5019215 -83.102624600000027 28.3992285 -81.811730600000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-15185022609182007552015-05-23T09:40:00.001-04:002015-05-23T09:44:20.472-04:00Another Gulf Oil Spill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Breton Oil Spill - 2015</h2>
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Here we go again. Another Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 1.4-mile oil slick was visible in the water. Breton National Wildlife Refuge, St. Bernard Parish, LA, USA<br />
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Map of Breton Oil Spill</h3>
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Rig is miles away from the Breton National Wildlife Preserve. Map of Location of rig is Breton Sound located here:</div>
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Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0Breton National Wildlife Refuge, St. Bernard Parish, LA, USA29.7955695 -88.85510190000002228.913377999999998 -90.145995400000018 30.677761 -87.564208400000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-1467162772275150912015-03-30T20:38:00.001-04:002015-03-30T22:34:51.089-04:00BP Oil Spill Claims Deadline Update<div style="text-align: justify;">
It appears that June 8, 2015 is the final deadline for filing claims. There are currently over 112,000 unresolved Claims, including 70,000 unresolved Business Economic Loss (BEL) Claims.</div>
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The claimants continue to endure requests for additional documents and information from the Settlement Program. </div>
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There is discretion under both the Settlement Agreement to request additional documents and information. Failure comply with requests may get claimants an “Incompleteness Denial”.</div>
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Before June 8, 2015, claimants still have the opportunity to re-file the Claim.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">ONCE THE JUNE 8th CLAIMS DEADLINE PASSES, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RE-FILE AN “INCOMPLETE” CLAIM.</span></b></div>
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a. Make sure you have obtained and submitted all Documentation expressly identified in the Settlement Agreement.</div>
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b. Make sure or an attorney timely responds to e-mail or other informal requests from the Program Accountants and/or other Vendors.</div>
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c. When you tell the Program Accountants or other Vendors that you should be able to get documents or information a certain date, make sure that you are giving yourself enough time, (as that date may start the clock running on formal Notices, etc).</div>
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d. Ask for extensions on the front end.</div>
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e. Make sure you or an attorney timely responds to all Incompleteness Notices and Follow-Up Notices, etc.</div>
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f. Start to gather now any and all documents you can reasonably expect will be requested.</div>
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g. When you simply do not have or cannot provide documents and/or information expressly identified in the Agreement or otherwise requested, you or your attorney should attempt to provide a written explanation, with other associated back-up or alternative forms of documentation, etc.</div>
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h. When you have an absurd or unfair situation, advise and enlist an attorney.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">There are currently over 112,000 unresolved Claims, including 70,000 unresolved BEL Claims.</span></b></div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0Florida, USA27.6648274 -81.51575350000001720.4843744 -91.842902000000009 34.8452804 -71.188605000000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-46593347144365231152015-01-20T23:28:00.000-05:002015-03-31T17:39:57.385-04:00Insane But True - BP On Trial<div style="text-align: justify;">
While BP Oil Spill Claims by citizens languish in a Federal Court, at least one phase of the litigation is barreling on. "The government wants the oil giant to pay another $13.7 billion for harming not just the birds and fish, but the business climate and social fabric of coastal communities." This trial is underway. Standby.</div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com1Florida, USA27.6648274 -81.51575350000001720.4843744 -91.842902000000009 34.8452804 -71.188605000000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-43607038206449096692014-12-08T14:48:00.000-05:002014-12-08T15:05:12.730-05:00Supreme Court Denies Review of BP Settlement Again<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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BP continues to exercise appeals in the long running settlement case. The corporation appears to have settled its claims with the government and claims by citizens continue to languish. A few hours ago the United States Supreme Court refused to review the latest round of defenses asserted by BP.</div>
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<a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/120814zor_f2bh.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The case can be found here within a 9-page list of cases the Court has taken action. It Reads. in part:</a></div>
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14-123 BP EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION V. LAKE EUGENIE LAND DEVELOPMENT The motion of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. . . . </div>
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"The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied."</div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0Tampa, FL 33601, USA27.94 -82.4499999999999890.053912500000002694 -123.75859399999999 55.8260875 -41.141405999999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-49488604299487015452014-09-05T01:23:00.001-04:002014-09-05T01:25:54.853-04:00Video - BP Oil Spill - $18 Billion Fine PossibleBP could be looking at close to $18 billion in additional fines over the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Federal judge issues ruling and BP will again appeal. Attorney General Eric Holder said Judge Barbier's ruling "will ensure that the company is held fully accountable for its recklessness" and will "serve as a strong deterrent to anyone tempted to sacrifice safety and the environment in the pursuit of profit."<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span>
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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. </div>
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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.</div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0Tampa, FL, USA27.950575 -82.45717760000002327.5019215 -83.102624600000027 28.3992285 -81.811730600000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-30172004420765800382014-05-19T23:28:00.001-04:002014-05-19T23:32:42.304-04:00BP Settlement Opinion - Injunction Lifted - Payments to Begin?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We expect that payments may be restarted shortly, since the opinion essentially lifts the injunction that had frozen payments to Gulf Coast claimants. Here are the precise words from the Court today.</div>
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Text of the Opinion Dated May 19, 2014</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Before
DENNIS, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">LESLIE
H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">BP Exploration & Production, Inc. petitions
for rehearing of our March 3, 2014 decision in<i> In re Deepwater Horizon</i>, 744
F.3d 370 (5th Cir. 2014). We upheld the
district court’s opinion that because of the terms of the parties’ settlement, claimants
need not present direct evidence of causation during the processing of claims. On rehearing, BP argues that if the
settlement is interpreted as not requiring evidence of causation at the claims-processing
stage, that effectively “permit[s] the expansion of class membership during the
claims-processing stage, resulting in awards to claimants whose injuries lack
any causal nexus to the defendant’s conduct.”
We disagree. What follows is a
response to the rehearing argument, and our prior opinion remains fully in
effect. The petition for rehearing is
DENIED. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Judge
CLEMENT dissents from this denial of panel rehearing for the reasons stated in
her panel dissent of March 3, 2014, <i>In re Deepwater Horizon</i>, 744 F.3d 370,
380-84 (5th Cir. 2014) (Clement, J., dissenting), and in the dissent from
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>FACTUAL
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> A thorough discussion of the relevant
background of this case may be found in this panel’s opinion of October 2013, <i>In
re Deepwater Horizon</i>, 732 F.3d 326, 332-39 (5th Cir. 2013) (“<i>Deepwater
Horizon I</i>”), and that of March 2014, 744 F.3d 370 (“<i>Deepwater Horizon
III</i>”). A different panel’s opinion
of January 2014, affirmed the district court’s approval of the Class Definition
and the Class Settlement. <i>See In re
Deepwater Horizon</i>, 739 F.3d 790, 795 (5th Cir. 2014) (“<i>Deepwater Horizon
II</i>”). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">On
rehearing in the current case, BP seeks reconsideration of whether the Claims
Administrator’s interpretation of the Settlement Agreement expands the
settlement class beyond its certified definition. We had based our conclusions in part on <i>Deepwater
Horizon II</i>. We noted that the
earlier decision had held that Article III, the Rules Enabling Act, and Rule 23
requirements were fully met at the class certification stage. <i>See </i>744 F.3d at 374-75. We concluded
that no new potential constitutional or other deficiencies existed in the
procedures for resolving individual claims.
<i>See </i>744 F.3d at 376 n.1. In
light of the petition for rehearing, we will analyze why the manner in which
claims are presented and resolved is not fundamentally flawed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">The
principal objection on rehearing focuses on the Claims Administrator’s
interpretation of the Settlement Agreement, exemplified by a Policy Statement
issued by the Claims Administrator on </span><st1:date day="10" month="10" year="2012"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">October 10, 2012</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">, and approved by the district court on </span><st1:date day="9" month="4" year="2013"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">April 9, 2013</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">. The Policy
Statement was developed because of questions that arose after a proposed
Settlement Agreement was agreed upon by the parties in April 2012. As discussed more thoroughly below, the Policy
Statement was issued with input and assent from BP. The proposed settlement contained an Exhibit 4B
(which was later approved by the district court), entitled “Causation
Requirements for Businesses Economic Loss Claims.” Instead of direct evidence of a causal
connection between the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> disaster and the claimant’s
business losses, the Exhibit described four geographic zones, several types of
businesses, formulae for presenting economic losses, and various presumptions
regarding causation that apply to specific combinations of those criteria. The parties agreed that a claimant’s
satisfaction of those criteria would establish causation for the purposes of
the Settlement Agreement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Agreement
occurred after all parties had an opportunity to decide whether these indicia
of causation were sufficient equivalents to direct evidence of causation to
satisfy their respective evidentiary concerns.
The factors set out in Exhibit 4B were acceptable to the parties at the
time, and remained so through approval of the Settlement Agreement in December 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">After
the proposed settlement was filed in April 2012, the Claims Administrator asked
the parties what should be done with claims in which payment under the terms of
Exhibit 4B would be permissible, but a cause for the business losses other than
or in addition to the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> disaster seemed possible. The Policy Statement expressed the agreement
by all participants, including BP, on the answer to the Claims Administrator’s
question. We will discuss that answer in
detail below. We say now, though, that
BP argues it unconstitutionally allows the Claims Administrator to pay claims
regardless of whether those losses were actually caused by BP’s conduct. We conclude that causation is never abandoned
as a requirement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><b style="font-size: 13pt;">DISCUSSION</b></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> The elements of Article III standing “are not
mere pleading requirements but rather an indispensable part of the plaintiff’s
case [and] each element must be supported . . . with the manner and degree of
evidence required at the successive stages of the litigation.” <i>Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife</i>, 504 </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> 555, 561 (1992).
The element of standing being contested in this case is traceability, <i>i.e.</i>,
the causal connection between a plaintiff’s injury and a defendant’s conduct. Allegations of causation are sufficient to
satisfy Article III in a class action complaint and in a class definition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 6.5pt;">1 </span><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">See Cole v. Gen. Motors Corp.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, 484 F.3d 717, 723 (5th Cir. 2007) (concluding that
during Rule 23 proceedings it is “sufficient for standing purposes that the
plaintiffs seek recovery for an economic harm that they allege they have
suffered,” because ‘‘a federal court must assume <i>arguendo</i> the merits of [each
claimant’s] legal claim’’ (citation and quotation marks omitted)); <i>see also
Kohen v. Pac. Inv. Mgmt. Co.</i>, 571 F.3d 672, 677 (7th Cir. 2009) (concluding
that “one named plaintiff with standing . . . is all that is necessary” even
where “[i]f the case goes to trial, this plaintiff may fail to prove injury . .
. . [A]t the outset of the case many of
the members of the class may be unknown, or if they are known still the facts
bearing on their claims may be unknown. Such
a possibility or indeed inevitability does not preclude class certification . .
. .” (citation omitted)); <i>Denney v. Deutsche Bank AG</i>, 443 F.3d 253, 263-64
(2d Cir. 2006) (‘‘We do not require that each member of a class submit evidence
of personal standing. At the same time, no
class may be certified that contains members lacking Article III standing. The class must therefore be defined in such a
way that anyone within it would have standing.’’ (citations omitted)). </span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="Default" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<b><span dir="LTR"><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">I.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Exhibit 4B </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Exhibit
4B does not negate the claimants’ allegations of Article III causation. Indeed, BP has never challenged Exhibit 4B. It has not argued, for example, that the
approach of the exhibit violates Article III, such as not being protective
enough of causation or allowing too many questionable claims to receive damage
awards. Exhibit 4B explicitly contains
no requirement that the Claims Administrator perform an additional calculation
or take an additional step to ensure that each paid claim has a direct causal
nexus to BP’s conduct. In fact, it says
the opposite: “If you are a business [meeting certain criteria], you are not
required to provide <i>any evidence of causation</i>.” It continues: “If you are not entitled to a
presumption as set forth . . . above [and you meet other criteria] you must
satisfy the requirements of one of the following” formula. BP has not argued that Exhibit 4B itself is
unconstitutional, but it maintains that the Constitution has been violated when
the Claims Administrator applies it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">The
dissent in <i>Deepwater Horizon II </i>identified the Policy Statement as the
source of the constitutional defect. <i>See In re Deepwater Horizon</i>, 739 F.3d
at 823 (Garza, J., dissenting). The
dissent stated that Exhibit 4B “seemingly preserves a threshold causation
requirement while simply eliminating the need for specific evidence to prove it
when making a settlement claim. In other
words, causation ostensibly remains an element of a claim even though proof is
not a central feature of the claims process.”
</span><st1:state><st1:place><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Id.</span></i></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> The Policy
Statement, the dissent argued, then eliminated the requirement of causation. </span><st1:state><st1:place><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Id.</span></i></st1:place></st1:state><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">We disagree. As
we will explain, the Policy Statement was at most a clarification or an
application of the terms of the exhibit to a specific factual situation. It did not amend the basic approach. BP has not even argued, much less shown, that
Exhibit 4B is constitutionally infirm. We
conclude that it is not. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">BP
has urged in multiple filings in this case that the Claims Administrator’s
interpretation of the Settlement Agreement has expanded the class beyond its
certified definition. We read BP’s arguments
to say that the Claims Administrator has interpreted the evidentiary framework
in such a way as to expand the settlement class. In other words, BP argues that there are
certain claimants who, while they meet every explicit evidentiary standard in Exhibit
4B, should be denied recovery by the Claims Administrator if their claim lacks
an actual causal nexus to the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> disaster. The October 10, 2012 Policy Statement was
developed in order to address that scenario.
We discuss it next. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="Default" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<b><span dir="LTR"><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">II.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">The </span></i><st1:date day="10" month="10" year="2012"><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">October 10, 2012</span></i></st1:date><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"> Policy Statement </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">As a
part of claims processing, the Claims Administrator issues occasional policy
statements on various issues. The
October 10, 2012 Policy Statement addressed a specific issue relevant to
causation. As that Policy Statement
explains, it was agreed after discussions among the parties and the Claims
Administrator that a claimant establishes causation by satisfying the criteria
set forth in Exhibit 4B even if additional or alternative explanations for a
claimant’s loss might exist: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">The
Settlement Agreement represents the Parties’ negotiated agreement on the
criteria that must be satisfied in order for a claimant to establish causation. Once causation is established, the Settlement
Agreement further provides specific formulae by which compensation is to be measured. All such matters are negotiated terms that
are an integral part of the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement does not contemplate
that the Claims Administrator will undertake additional analysis of causation
issues beyond those criteria that are specifically set out in the Settlement
Agreement. Both Class Counsel and BP
have in response to the Claims Administrator’s inquiry confirmed that this is
in fact a correct statement of their intent and of the terms of the Settlement
Agreement. The Claims Administrator will
thus compensate eligible Business Economic Loss and Individual Economic Loss
claimants for all losses payable under the terms of the Economic Loss
frameworks in the Settlement Agreement, without regard to whether such losses resulted
or may have resulted from a cause other than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
provided such claimants have satisfied the specific causation requirements set
out in the Settlement Agreement. Further,
the Claims Administrator will not evaluate potential alternative causes of the
claimant’s economic injury, other than the analysis required by Exhibit 8A of
whether an Individual Economic Loss claimant was terminated from a Claiming Job
for cause. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">The
above language does not abandon any claimant’s allegation of Article III
causation. Left in place is that the
Claims Administrator must establish causation for settlement purposes with
respect to every claim under the specific criteria and formulae that BP and
Class Counsel agreed would be utilized for that purpose. The Policy Statement makes clear that there
is no “additional analysis of causation issues beyond those criteria” in
Exhibit 4B. It is true that the phrase
appears that claims will be paid “without regard to whether such losses
resulted or may have resulted from a cause other than” the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i>
disaster. This language, though, is not
an assertion by the Claims Administrator that he will pay claimants regardless
of whether their losses are alleged to be traceable to BP’s conduct. We cannot ignore the context for the language. The Policy Statement states this: “<i>Once</i>
<i>causation is established</i>” under the approach of Exhibit 4B, the Claims
Administrator will not be concerned with the possibility that a particular
claimed injury might have been caused in whole or part by other events. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">To
summarize, causation is established by certain factors set out in Exhibit 4B
that the parties agreed were a sufficient indirect way to satisfy the goal of
connecting a claim to BP’s conduct in the Gulf.
The parties did not reject the need to establish a connection. Instead, they agreed to a means for doing so
that sufficiently satisfied each party’s litigation interests. The Policy Statement itself explains that its
treatment of possible alternative causes was “a correct statement of their
intent and the terms of the Settlement Agreement.” Exhibit 4B can be analogized to a stipulation
at trial. If parties stipulate to an
element of a claim, no proof at trial will be needed. Here, they stipulated to the form of the
proof that would demonstrate causation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">We do
not accept that the phrasing of the October 2012 Policy Statement, particularly
the “without regard to whether such losses resulted” from other causes, either
discards the carefully crafted approach of Exhibit 4B or creates an unconstitutional breach in the
boundaries of the Class Definition. It
also does not negate the claimants’ allegations of Article III causation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">We
reach these conclusions, first, because neither the Policy Statement nor
Exhibit 4B has anything to do with allegations in the complaint or with the
Class Definition. <i>Deepwater Horizon
II </i>held that Article III standing in this case has been met at the pleading
stage and in the Class Definition. 739 F.3d at 804-805. We accept that conclusion. The Policy Statement and Exhibit 4B apply
later during settlement administration when the Claims Administrator examines
the claimants’ documentation. Second, the
parties agreed that the evidentiary criteria of Exhibit 4B were a sufficient
substitute for a full trial of factual causation by a preponderance of the
evidence. Finally, the Policy Statement
does not alter Exhibit 4B. The “without
regard” language is inartful but not invalidating. In fact, there was substantial regard given
to causation in the creation of the elaborate criteria that substituted for
proof of factual causation as a separate element of the claim. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">The
Policy Statement did nothing more than state the most reasonable explanation of
what Exhibit 4B meant if some other cause might appear during claims processing
to have been a factor. The accepted
conclusion follows readily from Exhibit 4B, which explicitly does not require
direct evidence of causation but instead requires each claimant to present
documentation that substituted for proof by a preponderance of the evidence at
trial. The Claims Administrator did not
thereby expand the class beyond its definition. Exhibit 4B was the compromise reached by the
parties on how an extremely difficult part of the claims process was to be
handled. The Policy Statement simply
states that the compromise still controls even when its accuracy as a
substitute for direct evidence of causation as to a particular claim is
questionable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">In
settling this lawsuit, the parties agreed on a substitute for direct proof of
causation by a preponderance of the evidence.
By settling this lawsuit and agreeing to the evidentiary framework for
submitting claims, the claimants did not abandon their allegations of Article
III causation. </span></div>
<div class="Default" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>The petition for rehearing is DENIED. </b></span></div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0Tampa, FL 33601, USA27.94 -82.4499999999999890.053924999999999557 -123.75859399999999 55.826075 -41.141405999999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-78310121738009142382014-03-05T23:01:00.000-05:002014-03-05T23:01:58.143-05:00New Florida Oil Spill Lawsuit<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We have continued to report the allegations of damage to the environment in Florida. While we are involved in the Florida Oil Spill litigation that is pending, there is more coming. A new lawsuit has been filed where BP, Anadarko and Transocean are named as as defendants. This lawsuit was filed by the State of Florida and attempts to hold the Defendants responsible for the environmental harm caused by the oil spill.</div>
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According to the Times, "[t]he case Florida filed Wednesday is separate from the suit filed last year by the Attorney General's Office, which deals with economic losses Florida suffered as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Wednesday's filing seeks to hold the named defendants accountable for injuries to the environment the state suffered as a result of the oil spill."</div>
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Charities are the big losers as BP Oil Spill litigation drags on. One claimant was a charity fund raiser that used fishing tournaments to generate donations. BP has not paid their claim. The oil giant has filed appeal after appeal after agreeing to settle claims throughout the Gulf Coast region. The spill happened nearly four years ago.<br />
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The end result of the litigation, claimants are left holding the bag. For 11 years the fundraiser had attracted the best fisherman in the world. The event had raised $3 million. The claim has been on hold for 3 years. BP did not comment when a reporter reached out to discuss the matter.
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Must see TV. All about <u>Corexit</u> the oil dispersant. We have previously covered this chemical here: <a href="http://www.floridaoilspill.com/2010/07/florida-oil-spill-corexit-corrects-it.html">http://www.floridaoilspill.com/2010/07/florida-oil-spill-corexit-corrects-it.html</a></div>
<br />As Florida Oil Spill litigation continues, experts retained by plaintiffs lawyers are beginning their questions about the efficacy and long-term impact of dispersant on the surface and as injected into the oil-flow at depth. Attorneys are beginning to see: <a href="http://www.floridaoilspill.com/2010/06/image-fire-underwater-at-blow-out.html">As we first noted here, dispersant was injected into the oil at depth.</a><div>
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We have posted the complete opinion delaying the settlement payments below:<br />
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<a href="http://bpsettlement.floridaoilspill.com/BPSettlementOverturned.pdf" target="_blank">IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS</a></div>
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<a href="http://bpsettlement.floridaoilspill.com/BPSettlementOverturned.pdf" target="_blank">No. 13-30315</a></div>
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"We REVERSE the district court’s order affirming the Administrator’s interpretation of the Settlement and denial of a preliminary injunction and REMAND to the district court for further consideration while retaining jurisdiction."</div>
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"The balance of equities favors a tailored stay. The interests of individuals who may be reaping windfall recoveries because of an inappropriate interpretation of the Settlement Agreement and those who could never have recovered in individual suits for failure to show causation are not outweighed by the potential loss to a company and its public shareholders of hundreds of millions of dollars of unrecoverable awards. A stay tailored so that those who experienced actual injury traceable to loss from the Deepwater Horizon accident continue to receive recovery but those who did not do not receive their payments until this case is fully heard and decided through the judicial process weighs in favor of BP. We therefore REVERSE the denial of the preliminary injunction and instruct the district court to expeditiously craft a narrowly-tailored injunction that allows the time necessary for deliberate reconsideration of these significant issues on remand."</div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-1766628154799245632013-08-22T15:25:00.000-04:002013-08-22T15:28:07.859-04:00Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Oil Nearby?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Oil Nearby?</td></tr>
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Breaking News - "Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, floating beneath the surface after being sprayed with dispersant, settled on a shelf 80 miles from the Tampa Bay region within a year of the spill's end, according to a scientific study published this week."</div>
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"The Corexit broke the oil down into small drops, creating underwater plumes of oil, something no one had ever seen before in an oil spill. The discovery of the plumes raised questions about how they would affect sea life in the gulf."</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Any fix for this?</span></b></div>
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One expert told the St. Pete Times, "It made its way southeast across the bottom and eventually it gets to the beach," Weisberg said. "A little bit probably got into Tampa Bay, and a little bit probably got into Sarasota Bay, and it exited the Florida shelf down around the Dry Tortugas."</div>
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Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com01101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, USA27.9503332 -82.4450911999999790.064264699999998953 -123.75368519999998 55.836401699999996 -41.13649719999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-7961285365381179032013-07-19T17:00:00.000-04:002013-07-19T17:00:18.357-04:00Truth About the BP Oil Spill Settlement - Part 5 <div style="text-align: justify;">
BP is also dissatisfied with the manner in which claims eligibility has been calculated with respect to causation. <b>Florida Oil Spill Claims Attorney </b>wants you to know - On behalf of one of the lead lawyers in the BP Oil Spill Settlement, we want you to know and to correct some of the misinformation surrounding BP’s current media campaign. Again, On behalf of the businesses and families of the Gulf Coast, the undisputed factual record establishes that:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">“Once the causation tests are satisfied, all revenue and variable profit declines during the Compensation Period are presumed to be caused entirely by the spill, with no analysis of whether such declines were also traceable to other factors unrelated to the spill.”</span></b></td></tr>
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"BP's Counsel, in a letter to the Claims Administrator dated September 28, 2012, reiterated that: “One of the cornerstones of the Settlement Agreement is the use of transparent, objective, data-driven methodologies designed to apply clearly-defined standards to a claimant's contemporaneously-maintained financial data submitted in compliance with documentation requirements. These methodologies and requirements were carefully negotiated by the parties and are set forth in the Settlement Agreement as mandatory requirements. Among other reasons, these methodologies and requirements were negotiated in response to concerns voiced by some that the prior GCCF process was too dependent on accounting judgments that were not transparent.... The Settlement Agreement does not allow for the use of professional judgment or discretion as a substitute for expressly articulated standards or requirements....”<br />
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"Around the same time, attorney Michael Juneau, on behalf of the Claims Administrator, posed the following inquiry to the parties: “As to BEL [Business Economic Loss] claims, once a claimant's financial records satisfy the causation standards set out in Exhibit 4B, does the Settlement Agreement mandate and/or allow the Claims Administrator to separate out losses attributable to the oil spill vs. those that are not? Stated another way, once a claimant passes the causation threshold, is the claimant entitled to recovery of all losses as per the formula set out in Exhibit 4C, or is some consideration to be given so as to exclude those losses clearly unrelated to the spill?"<br />
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I will give a hypothetical situation to try to illustrate the question we are asking:<br />
Hypo: A small accounting corporation / firm is located in Zone B. They meet the 'V-shaped curve' causation test. The explanation for the drop in revenue is that one of the three partners went out on medical leave right around the time of the spill. Their work output, and corresponding income, thus went down by about a third. The income went back up 6 months later when the missing partner returned from medical leave. Applying the compensation formula under Exhibit 4C of the Settlement Agreement, the accounting firm can calculate a fairly substantial loss. Is that full loss recoverable?” In response to the question and hypothetical, BP confirmed to the Claims Administrator that: “If proper application of the methodology with accurate financial data yields a determination that causation is satisfied, BP agrees with Class Counsel that all losses calculated in accordance with ... Exhibits 4C ... of the Settlement Agreement are presumed to be attributable to the Oil Spill.... If the accurate financial data establish that the claimant satisfies the BEL causation requirement, then all losses calculated in accord with Exhibit 4C are presumed to be attributable to the Oil Spill. Nothing in the BEL [Business Economic Loss] Causation Framework (Ex. 4B) or Compensation Framework (Ex. 4C) provides for an offset where the claimant firm’s revenue decline (and recovery, if applicable) satisfies the causation test but extraneous non-fictional data indicate that the decline was attributable to a factor wholly unrelated to the Oil Spill. Such ‘false positives’ are an inevitable concomitant of an objective quantitative, data-based test.”<br />
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"In the Joint Proposed Findings submitted by BP in support of approval of the Settlement in November of 2012, BP again confirmed in a Court filing that: <b><span style="color: red;">“Once the causation tests are satisfied, all revenue and variable profit declines during the Compensation Period are presumed to be caused entirely by the spill, with no analysis of whether such declines were also traceable to other factors unrelated to the spill.”</span></b><br />
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"On December 12, 2012, the Parties appeared before the Court, and BP’s Counsel, Richard Godfrey, again confirmed, to the Claims Administrator, to the PwC and P&N accountants who were present, to Class Counsel, and to the Court, that BP “agreed with the Claims Administrator’s objective analysis of causation with respect to his evaluation of economic damage claims, as previously set forth by Mr. Juneau.”<br />
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This is the factual record. It is clear. It is documented. And it cannot be disputed.<br />
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Just so everyone knows.</div>
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See Also:<br />
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Sources: BP Oil Spill Class Counsel and Doc. <span style="text-align: justify;">8963-66, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">8963-67, </span>8963-68, 73, 75.Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com01101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, USA27.9503332 -82.4450911999999790.064255199999998069 -123.75368519999998 55.8364112 -41.13649719999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-56378488622486628232013-07-17T10:51:00.000-04:002013-07-17T10:51:53.137-04:00Truth About the BP Oil Spill Settlement - Part 4 - Causation Requirements<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Truth About the <br />BP Oil Spill Settlement</td></tr>
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BP is also dissatisfied with the Independent Accounting Firm and their own Accounting expert. <b>Florida Oil Spill Claims Attorney </b>wants you to know - Sources in the case determined that profit declines during the claimant-selected compensation period are presumed to be caused by the spill. On behalf of one of the lead lawyers in the BP Oil Spill Settlement, we want you to know and to correct some of the misinformation surrounding BP’s current media campaign. Again, On behalf of the businesses and families of the Gulf Coast, the undisputed factual record establishes that:</div>
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"BP also selected and proposed Postlethwaite & Netterville (P&N), an independent accounting firm that had not done any work for either plaintiffs or BP/GCCF, to serve as a Program Vendor. P&N, the independent accounting firm that BP selected, always interpreted the Settlement Agreement exactly the same way that Mr. Juneau and Judge Barbier did."<br />
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"BP’s own Accounting Expert, Holly Sharp, studied the Settlement Agreement and submitted a sworn declaration to the Court in August of 2012 confirming that: “Once a business meets the causation requirements, for purposes of quantifying compensation, all revenue and variable profit declines during the claimant-selected compensation period are presumed to be caused by the spill, with no analysis required to determine whether the declines might have been due, at least in part, to other causes.”</div>
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Just so everyone knows.<br />
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See Also: <span style="text-align: justify;">Postlethwaite & Netterville, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Holly Sharp, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Settlement Agreement, </span>Florida Oil Spill Claims Lawyer, BP Oil Spill Settlement, GCCF, Judge Barbier, <span style="text-align: justify;">Mr. Juneau</span><br />
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Sources: BP Oil Spill Class Counsel and Doc. 8963-62.Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-58100620713373486022013-07-17T00:03:00.001-04:002013-07-17T00:03:34.715-04:00BP Oil Spill Victims' Claims Suspended?<p>BP now trying to suspend payments to victims. #BP #OilSpill<br>
"None of this changes BP's commitment to the Gulf, where the company has already spent $14 billion on response and clean-up costs and paid more than $11 billion in claims to individuals, businesses and government entities," said BP spokesman Geoff Morrell</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p>http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/07/bp_asks_federal_court_to_suspe.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter</p>
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Oil Spill Claimants Bounty - While the Feds are going after BP for penalties associated with the massive oil spill, BP continues to help the Gulf recover by paying bounty on fraudulent oil spill claimants: </div>
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Today they said "Tips received through the Hotline will be reviewed and referred for further evaluation, if warranted, to fraud investigators at the CSSP, the National Center for Disaster Fraud, or other law enforcement agencies. Tips that lead directly to an indictment, a recovery of money paid, or the denial of a claim because of fraud or corruption may entitle the reporter to a reward."</div>
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The FloridaOilSpill.com Oil Spill tipline has been in operation since days after the oil well destroyed the Gulf Coast. Thanks BP for gathering information that helps the gulf recovery.</div>
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Just so you know.</div>
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Source: http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/press/press-releases/bp-launches-gulf-claims-fraud-hotline.html</div>
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Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-85347208103585431362013-07-16T13:20:00.000-04:002013-07-16T13:20:45.656-04:00Truth About the BP Oil Spill Settlement - Part 3 - The Accountants<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1BzI8Cnv1QYuyIVeh-Ekb2_EYe8RbfPVTWgVCaSh1i7PsCkd9_CDX8iYQBtlT3wqzaFSVvODT-E2ax7cSBIzTAAUx8UwQ45jhdeQUaUJXjGASzVaQd4Xu2qf_RN5Welvrhc989LJ2_c/s1600/CoverPageSettlement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florida Oil Spill Claims Lawyer, BP Oil Spill Settlement, GCCF, Judge Barbier, Mr. Feinberg" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1BzI8Cnv1QYuyIVeh-Ekb2_EYe8RbfPVTWgVCaSh1i7PsCkd9_CDX8iYQBtlT3wqzaFSVvODT-E2ax7cSBIzTAAUx8UwQ45jhdeQUaUJXjGASzVaQd4Xu2qf_RN5Welvrhc989LJ2_c/s200/CoverPageSettlement.jpg" title="BP selected and proposed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a Program Vendor for the Court-Supervised Settlement Program." width="154" /></a></td></tr>
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Accountants</td></tr>
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<b>Florida Oil Spill Claims Lawyer</b> wants you to know - BP is dissatisfied with the Certified Public Accountants. On behalf of one of the lead lawyers in the BP Oil Spill Settlement, we want you to know and to correct some of the misinformation surrounding BP’s current media campaign. Again, On behalf of the businesses and families of the Gulf Coast, the undisputed factual record establishes that:</div>
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"BP selected and proposed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a Program Vendor for the Court-Supervised Settlement Program. PwC, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, had been previously hired by BP to assist Mr. Feinberg with the GCCF, and was therefore not only trusted by BP but also familiar with Oil Spill related claims. PwC, the accounting giant that BP selected, always interpreted the Settlement Agreement exactly the same way that Mr. Juneau and Judge Barbier did."</div>
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Just so everyone knows.<br />
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See Also: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florida Oil Spill Claims Lawyer, BP Oil Spill Settlement, GCCF, Judge Barbier, Mr. Feinberg<br />
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Source: BP Oil Spill Class CounselLaw Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com01101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, USA27.9503332 -82.4450911999999790.064255199999998069 -123.75368519999998 55.8364112 -41.13649719999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-88360067836508591012013-07-15T09:02:00.001-04:002013-07-15T09:02:21.902-04:00Truth About the BP Settlement - Part 2<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1BzI8Cnv1QYuyIVeh-Ekb2_EYe8RbfPVTWgVCaSh1i7PsCkd9_CDX8iYQBtlT3wqzaFSVvODT-E2ax7cSBIzTAAUx8UwQ45jhdeQUaUJXjGASzVaQd4Xu2qf_RN5Welvrhc989LJ2_c/s1600/CoverPageSettlement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="BP Oil Spill Claims, BP Settlement, Florida Oil Spill Claims, Judge Carl Barbier, " border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1BzI8Cnv1QYuyIVeh-Ekb2_EYe8RbfPVTWgVCaSh1i7PsCkd9_CDX8iYQBtlT3wqzaFSVvODT-E2ax7cSBIzTAAUx8UwQ45jhdeQUaUJXjGASzVaQd4Xu2qf_RN5Welvrhc989LJ2_c/s200/CoverPageSettlement.jpg" title="Judge Barbier has served on the Federal Bench for well over a decade, and his integrity and judicial excellence have never been called into question." width="154" /></a></td></tr>
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BP is dissatisfied with the Oil Spill Claims Judge. On behalf of one of the lead lawyers in the BP Oil Spill Settlement, we want you to know and to correct some of the misinformation surrounding BP’s current media campaign. Again, On behalf of the businesses and families of the Gulf Coast, the undisputed factual record establishes that:</div>
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"Judge Barbier was selected by a panel of respected trial and appellate court judges from across the country to preside over the BP Oil Spill Litigation, one of the largest, if not the largest, consolidated cases in history. He has been universally praised by BP and others for his ingenuity, commitment and dedication to the efficient and effective management of this vast and complex litigation. Judge Barbier has served on the Federal Bench for well over a decade, and his integrity and judicial excellence have never been called into question."<br />
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Just so everyone knows.<br />
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Source: BP Oil Spill Class Counsel
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-29024173210332063082013-07-12T07:59:00.002-04:002013-07-12T07:59:51.019-04:00Huge Payments on BP Oil Spill Claims are Appealed<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<b>Florida Oil Spill Claims Attorney, a Lawyer in Tampa, Florida</b> 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. </div>
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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. </div>
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BP Oil Spill Claims Appeal Summary</h2>
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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.</div>
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On behalf of the class members, thank you for caring.</div>
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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</div>
Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com11101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, USA27.9503332 -82.4450911999999790.064251200000001063 -123.75368519999998 55.8364152 -41.13649719999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-68648481135492928842013-07-11T12:04:00.000-04:002013-07-11T12:04:32.868-04:00Truth About the BP Settlement - Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BP is dissatisfied with the Oil Spill Claims Administrator. On behalf of one of the lead lawyers in the BP Oil Spill Settlement, we want you to know and to correct some of the misinformation surrounding BP’s current media campaign. The undisputed factual record establishes that: </div>
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"BP selected and proposed Patrick Juneau to be appointed as Claims Administrator for the Court-Supervised Settlement Program. Mr. Juneau is a long-time member of the defense bar, who is universally respected, and has been appointed by courts all across the country to serve as special master or mediator in high profile litigation, including the Guidant MDL in Minnesota and the massive Toyota acceleration litigation in California. At no time did BP ever suggest, request or otherwise propose that Mr. Feinberg be considered as Claims Administrator for the Court-Supervised Settlement Program."</div>
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Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-78080878728763527422013-07-07T09:54:00.001-04:002013-07-07T10:09:21.101-04:00Fox News Weighs in on BP Oil Spill Claims - Video<h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Florida BP Oil Spill Claims have now caught the attention of Fox News. Fox News has reported fraud. BP has hired a prominent lawyer to fight claims that are made under the settlement. A settlement that BP lawyers helped to write and British Petroleum had filed in a federal court.<script src="http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=2523101029001&w=500&h=263" type="text/javascript"></script></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">See Also: BP Oil Spill Claims, Oil Spill Claims, BP Oil Spill Claims in Florida, Florida Oil Spill Claims</span><br />
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<br />Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com01101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, USA27.9503332 -82.4450911999999790.064257699999998863 -123.75368519999998 55.8364087 -41.13649719999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-22975070724583467282013-07-03T17:59:00.000-04:002013-07-07T10:19:34.213-04:00BP Settlement Claims Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just spent the rainy afternoon studying the latest official report on the status of BP Oil Spill Settlement claims, denial of claims, and appeals of claims (by BP) or denials of claims (appealed by victims). There are over 10,000 claims filed per month (see graph below). Between 2,000 and 4,000 claims are paid each month (see graph below). 3.5 Billion in claims to date.</div>
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Meanwhile here are the latest numbers:</div>
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175,049 Claim Forms since the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement Program opened.</div>
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9,152 have been denied.
"As of June 10, 2013, we have issued 44,236 Eligibility Notices with Payment Offers totaling over $3.5 billion. As of that date, we also have made over $2.44 billion in payments on . . . </div>
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35,391 claims. Page 11 of 21.</div>
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The Statistics are filed by Patrick A. Juneau, Claims Administrator and a complete copy is available for your review here:<br />
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Graphs of BP Settlement Claims Made and Paid</h2>
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Source: Case 2:10-md-02179-CJB-SS Document 10349 Filed 06/11/13Law Office of W.F. "Casey" Ebsary Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052220298849550203noreply@blogger.com01101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, USA27.9503332 -82.4450911999999790.11313969999999784 -123.75368519999998 55.7875267 -41.13649719999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791271478998321254.post-35696980370938410402013-06-28T21:58:00.000-04:002013-07-07T10:32:26.271-04:00BP Oil Spill Claims Tampa Hillsborough - Pinellas Update<div style="text-align: justify;">
BP Oil Spill Claims Attorney notes that Tampa (Hillsborough County) now has plans to sue BP for Oil Spill losses, according to the St Petersburg (Pinellas County) Times. They reported, "Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to file suit over the county's claim that it suffered nearly $43 million in losses — from hotel, gas, sales and other tax and fee receipts — as a result of the spill." </div>
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Experts have been hired, "To prepare Tampa's claim, forensic accountants found a "measurable effect" from the spill after scrutinizing more than a dozen sources of city revenue . . . when the city's claim was filed in January. Those revenues covered everything from property and sales taxes to taxes on city utilities and communication services to street car, golf course and parking revenues." </div>
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Some businesses were stonewalled when they tried to pursue claims as the BP Oil Spill Claims video below shows. Now some businesses will be pursuing claims with professional help.</div>
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