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• Different Compensation Frameworks for Different Individual BP Settlement Claims

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | May 21, 2012 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Individuals from the Gulf Coast who are part of the BP settlement class can submit claims for their individual economic losses that were suffered in the wake of the April 20, 2010 oil...

• BP Settlment Claims Website Launches

  Tom Young | May 20, 2012 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsTampa, FL

  Gulf Coast residents and businesses that were affected by the BP Oil Spill may be eligible to participate in one or both settlements. And, a new official Web site has just launched to make it...

• CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Kids – What Parents Should Know

  Camryn Hansen | May 19, 2012 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  For the first time since 1991, the CDC has lowered the threshold for what’s considered lead poisoning in children under six. Lead is an incredibly toxic metal that harms developing...

• Official Claims Website for BP Settlement Launched

  Sawyer Smith | May 17, 2012 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  For Gulf Coast residents and businesses affected by the April 20, 2010 BP Oil Spill, the official website related to claims under the BP Settlement has now been launched. This website will...

• BP Settlement and Individual Economic Loss Claims

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | May 16, 2012 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsKey West, FL

  In addition to the thousands of businesses that suffered economic losses after the April 20, 2010 BP oil spill are thousands of individuals who suffered their own economic losses. The BP...

• BP Engineer Claims there is Evidence to Exonerate him.

  Michele Van Almelo | May 15, 2012 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Kurt Mix, the engineer, who was also the first person charged with a crime in the BP Oil Spill litigation, claims there is evidence that may clear him in the case. The former BP employee, was...

• Individual Claims under the BP Settlement

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | May 15, 2012 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  The BP Settlement that received preliminary approval from the Court earlier this week doesn’t just apply to businesses who suffered losses after the April 20, 2010 oil spill. It...

• Unique Features of the BP Settlement

  Sawyer Smith | May 14, 2012 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  The BP Settlement, valued at nearly $8 billion dollars, is one of the largest class-action settlements in U.S. history. But when attorneys for BP and the Plaintiffs’ Steering...

• Judge Recuses Herself In Case Against Ex-BP Engineer

  Jeff Lucas | May 13, 2012 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsNew Port Richey, FL

  A two-sentence order was filed on Tuesday disqualifying U.S. District Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo from presiding over the case against Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer, accused of obstruction of...

• Filing a BP Claim

  Tom Young | May 12, 2012 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsTampa, FL

  If you haven’t yet filed a BP claim, don’t worry, it’s not too late. Perhaps the process was overwhelming or you didn’t realize the impact the oil spill would have on you...