In a Fox News article posted over the weekend, Ken Feinberg said the claims process was winding down. He also told the Telegraph he’d processed over 80% of claims, “I’ve used just over $4 billion dollars…I don’t envision a flood of new claims.” Interesting, and potentially problematic… With the terrible beginning to the brown shrimp season resulting in a new groups of claims being filed, … Continue reading Feinberg: GCCF claims process winding down…
Here’s the frustrating thing: From an article in the Times-Picayune about the recent dolphin deaths, discussed is how the oil and dispersants used to clear up the spill “may” have disrupted the food chain…leading to the death of the dolphins. And it goes on to say that though this could contribute to the calves dying, “there are other possible explanations.” So, in a court of law, … Continue reading Scientific Frustration…
Remember that study in the journal “Science” a little while back that reported microbes had taken care of “nearly all” the methane released during the BP oil spill? Um, not so fast… “Scientists on Thursday cast doubt on a study that claimed bacteria ate nearly all the methane that leaked after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying its methods were flawed. … Continue reading Scientists now questioning the super microbes…
Okay, so first we acknowledge the obvious: Lawyers being lawyers, and British Petroleum having long since given up that whole “making things right,” and “actions, not words” schtick – at least in reality – of course BP is going to try to use every legal maneuver to pay as little as possible to anyone. Their company’s in trouble now that the Rosneft deal looks blown so yeah, … Continue reading Here come the lawyers…a day in Judge Barbier’s court…
The Iron Rail, formerly of the Marigny until the NOPD decided to get all legal on them…ah, Ronal, remember the good old days, back when your life was so less complicated? Anyways…the Iron Rail is back, with new digs in the French Quarter at 503 Barracks St and Friday night is their grand opening from 4-10pm. For those so inclined and even those not so, please drop on by and … Continue reading Hey Iron Rail, welcome back…
…you’re being had? In all the articles I’ve read or written about over the past year or so, especially the ones concerning Ken Feinberg and the GCCF, the one thing that keeps coming up time and time again is claimants, politicians, the Justice Department and everybody else involved cites a problem with the claims process, they come up with what they think is a reasonable … Continue reading Did you ever get the feeling…
Despite reports by experts that initial testing had proved positive, the brown shrimp season has gotten off to a poor start. A government source confirms the catches are down dramatically, and because of the high cost of gas and the low price for gulf shrimp, some fisherman have already given up one week into the season. “It’s the worst I’ve ever seen for a shrimp … Continue reading Brown shrimp season starts with a whimper…
A quick perusal of the GCCF’s current statistics on the claims process shows two very important things… 1. Quick payments are getting paid, unless a person find themself suddenly under investigation by Guidepost Solutions. 2. Still not getting paid are final payments and really not getting paid are interim payments. Making the news of late is the GCCF claims offices that are closing down throughout … Continue reading Reviewing a claim is not paying a claim…
Answer: They both hired Guidepost Solutions to investigate their victims. When Feinberg decided his “no strings” offer of quick payments for claimants was too, “no strings,” he hired Guidepost Solutions to begin investigating their already paid EAP claims and If the EAP claim was then found to be fraudulent, no quick payment… And when Strauss-Kahn, the now former head of the IMF gets charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid, … Continue reading What do Ken Feinberg and the former IMF head accused of sexual assault have in common?
“I sent an email to President Obama saying, ‘You are a fucking traitor,’ using those words… ‘You’re a traitor, you allowed foreign boots on our soil telling our military — in this case the coastguard — what they can and could not do, and telling us, the citizens of the United States, what we could or could not do’.” – Peter Fonda So said the … Continue reading He said it…
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