Blogs, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Feinberg’s revised rules: the good and the bad…

When Feinberg first proposed the methodology for interim and final payments he clearly made everyone unhappy. Even BP weighed in with their dislike of his payment system as far too generous, and while their now apparent total disregard for their public relations department can be summarily dismissed, the people who matter here, namely the people injured by this spill, well, they were equally unimpressed. A … Continue reading Feinberg’s revised rules: the good and the bad…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 22, 20111 Comment

Blogs, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Hey Ken? The oil’s still there…

Ken Feinberg believes the Gulf of Mexico will be recovered by 2012. British Petroleum disputes this time-table as being too lengthy. A new study released by the University of Georgia however, reveals Feinberg and BP may both be inhaling far too many fumes from their vanishing oil. At a science conference in Washington Saturday, marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia showed the results of … Continue reading Hey Ken? The oil’s still there…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 20, 2011February 21, 20113 Comments

British Petroleum, Class War, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Bad Cop, Worse Cop…

Imagine: You are the neutral arbitrator of a large compensation fund and you are being roundly criticized. The people making damage claims say you are underpaying them, being too slow, denying too many and tell anyone who will listen how you are not neutral, but are working for the company who is paying out the damages. It’s gotten so bad that local and national politicians … Continue reading Bad Cop, Worse Cop…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 18, 2011February 18, 20112 Comments

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Class War, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Really, Obama? No tax breaks for claimants?

Back in the first week of January, I wrote a little something about how the reparation money paid to claimants should be tax free. In the hard times across the Gulf Coast, the last thing people need is to budget 25% of their payment to the IRS, especially people receiving the quick payment: 25% of $5000 dollars to an individual or $25,000 dollars to business. Well, … Continue reading Really, Obama? No tax breaks for claimants?

Drake ToulouseFebruary 17, 2011February 17, 20112 Comments

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Guidepost Solutions…thanks David…

From the Times-Picayune’s David Hammer: “Kenneth Feinberg couldn’t have been clearer: In December, the oil spill claims czar told claimants who had already received emergency payments from him that they could sign away their right to sue, collect one more check within 14 days and be done with the whole process, with “no further review.” But the truth is that some who sought the so-called … Continue reading Guidepost Solutions…thanks David…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 16, 2011February 16, 201115 Comments

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Being investigated by Guidepost Solutions and the GCCF? The media is listening…

As I wrote a few days ago, a new phenomenon is occurring on the Gulf Coast. Some claimants who have applied for the quick pay from the GCCF, an application the GCCF stated would be automatic for people who had received an EAP and would require no further review, have suddenly found their EAP’s under investigation for fraud. Guidepost Solutions, the investigative arm of Ken … Continue reading Being investigated by Guidepost Solutions and the GCCF? The media is listening…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 12, 2011February 12, 20114 Comments

British Petroleum, Class War, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Hey Everybody, It’s File a Brief Friday!

When Judge Barbier of the US District Court ordered Feinberg last week to finally, start being honest with people and stop referring to himself and the GCCF as neutral or independent of British Petroleum, he opened a very significant door. And today is the day to kick that door down. Barbier has asked attorneys to file briefs on the claim fund’s compliance with the Oil … Continue reading Hey Everybody, It’s File a Brief Friday!

Drake ToulouseFebruary 11, 2011February 11, 20111 Comment

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What do BP, the GCCF, Obama and Gulf Coast Residents Have in Common?

Ain’t nobody paying their bills. Course, there are different reasons for this…shall we review? 1. British Petroleum: “Ricky Myers, who owns Rhino Construction in Bay St. Louis, Miss., said Tuesday that BP contractor O’Brien’s Response Management owes him $650,000 for his company’s work cleaning up beaches and barrier islands after the spill. ‘It seems like the bottleneck or the buck stops at O’Brien,’ Myers said.” … Continue reading What do BP, the GCCF, Obama and Gulf Coast Residents Have in Common?

Drake ToulouseFebruary 10, 2011February 10, 20112 Comments

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Feinberg’s new quick pay loophole…the investigation

From the GCCF website: “Who is eligible for a Quick Payment? A Claimant who has been paid an Emergency Advance Payment from the GCCF of any kind can receive a Quick Payment. Thus any Claimant who has been paid an Emergency Advance Payment by the GCCF on a Lost Income, Property Damage, Removal and Clean Up, Loss of Subsistence Use, or Physical Injury/Death claim can … Continue reading Feinberg’s new quick pay loophole…the investigation

Drake ToulouseFebruary 9, 2011February 9, 201126 Comments

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

It would appear Guidepost Solutions getting busy in the Gulf…

Guidepost Solutions, the investigative arm of Ken Feinberg and the GCCF = British Petroleum, have apparently been stirring up the Gulf’s waters these past couple of weeks. From their website’s masthead: “Guidepost Solutions LLC is a global investigations and security company with expertise in designing and managing the installation of physical security and life safety systems for both new and existing sophisticated facilities and operations. The … Continue reading It would appear Guidepost Solutions getting busy in the Gulf…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 8, 201112 Comments