Environmental Pollutants
Gulf Oil Spill
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Oil Spill Compensation Fund
Help is Available for Gulf Region Business Owners and Residents to File Claims with the Gulf Coast Compensation Fund
Legal recourse is available for the owners of businesses, including hotel and restaurant operators, commercial fishermen and shrimpers, and others who faced devastating financial losses from the BP oil spill.
For more information about your rights to file a claim with the Gulf Coast Compensation Fund and other important information from our lawyers, please complete the form on this page .
IMPORTANT: If your livelihood or property has been affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill, we urge you to seek the advice of a lawyer before signing job applications, requests for financial reimbursement or other documents. You may be signing away your legal rights to take part in a class action lawsuit.
Since the April 2010 explosion aboard the doomed oil rig Deep Horizon, tens of thousands of property owners, business owners, as well as those who operate or work in the regions’ hotels, restaurants, and countless other businesses faced a summer of financial ruin caused by the massive oil spill.
In August 2010, the management of the $20 billion Gulf Coast Compensation Fund (GCCF) was assumed by Kenneth Feinberg. Since assuming the role, Mr. Feinberg first announced that claimants who owned businesses outside the Gulf coast would not be eligible for compensation. However, at a September 2010 meeting before the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Mr. Feinberg addressed the issue and announced that all valid Gulf oil spill claims would be reviewed and considered.
Incomplete Claims Create Backlog
As part of Mr. Feinberg’s management of the daunting task of reviewing and allocating payments to claimants has caused a proverbial logjam because of incomplete submissions and those submitted without any documentation of past or anticipated financial losses.
According to a statement by Mr. Feinberg, the process has also been complicated by the submission of allegedly fraudulent claims. In an October 2010, statement, Mr. Feinberg advised that these fraudulent submissions would be directed to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for possible criminal investigation.
Legal Recourse is Available
Tragically, news reports about the claims process indicate that as of October 2, 2010, more than 35,000 of the Fund’s 98,000 claims are on hold because of a lack of documentation.
In order to assist claimants in the hospitality industry, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) announced the selection of a consortium of law firms to represent the interests of these individuals and companies to ensure their claims are complete, and therefore, can be reviewed and processed in a timely manner.
How Weitz & Luxenberg Can Help
For over 25 years, Weitz & Luxenberg’s lawyers have been fighting for the rights of those whose property, health and livelihoods have been impacted by environmental pollution, and we are ready to help you, your family and your business.
If your business or family is facing property damage or business interruption by the BP Gulf oil spill disaster, please complete the form on this page to obtain information about how we can assist you to prepare your GCCF claims submission and whether you may be eligible to file a BP oil lawsuit.
A Weitz & Luxenberg representative will contact you as soon as possible.
see also:
Oil Spill Claims
FRLA Oil Spill Claims | Weitz & Luxenberg environmental lawyersWeitz & Luxenberg's attorneys are ready to provide a free case review and assist in filing FRLA oil spill claims with the Gulf Coast Compensation Fund.
GCCF Claims Information
BP Oil Claims | Weitz & Luxenberg Gulf spill damages attorneysFree legal help and GCCF claims submission assistance is available for business owners and others who suffered financial losses due to the BP oil spill.
Florida Restaurant Workers
Florida Restaurant Oil Spill Lawyers | Weitz & LuxenbergLegal resources for Florida restaurant, lodging and other business owners with oil spill claims. Get a free review of your case from our lawyers.
