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Fishermen on Three Years of BP Disaster: "How are we ever going to get through this?"

fishing near isle de jean charles louisianaThree years since the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico set off the worst oil disaster in United States history, BP Chief Bob Dudley says everything is fine in the Gulf of Mexico. [...Read more]

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Gulf Coast fighting for recompense

Gulf Coast businesses are closing down as they fail to secure compensation payouts [Photo: Erika Blumenfeld]  [...Read more]

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Feinberg blasted in public meetings across Gulf Coast

In two weeks of public meetings across the Gulf Coast, Kenneth Feinberg is hearing pointed criticism of the claims process he is leading.  Residents point to inconsistency and lack of transparency as major problems. [...Read more]

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Vietnamese-American fishers fight for oil spill claim approval

fisheries.jpgBy Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune [...Read more]

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More than 100,000 BP oil disaster claims denied since Thanksgiving

feinberg_hopeSince Thanksgiving, more than 100,000 emergency claims from Gulf Coast residents and business have been denied by Ken Feinberg’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility. [...Read more]

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13 Days - A Follow Up to "48 Hours and No Check"

13 Days!!
But it's not what I expected!!
BP was paying me $1200 a month x 6 months -  should have got $7,200
I only received half of that!shrimp   boat [...Read more]

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Feinberg's 48 Hours and No Check!

What's going on with his famous phase shrimp boat
"48 hrs and you'll get a check??"
I did my claim, last Monday and it's still
Under review!!
I've been a shrimper, more than 20 years
and I know people, that have only crabbed 2 years
and they've already received their checks!!!
What's the hold up???   They did their claims 3-4 days after I did?!
I don't know what to think, anymore !! [...Read more]

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