Guess who’s getting more money in the Gulf? If you guessed claimants, you don’t read this blog too often, but if you guessed Feinberg…you win! And what do you win? Your very own gift-wrapped box of anger and frustration. Just announced, Feinberg and his law firm had their rate of pay increased from $850,000 dollars a month to $1.25 million dollars. Obviously because of the … Continue reading Feinberg fails, to succeed…and gets a raise!
So, as I commented two days ago, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange fired off an angry letter to Ken Feinberg, the BP paid administrator of BP’s compensation fund outlining several objections he had with the process, chief among them being the snail’s pace and meager size of the payments, the lack of transparency in the process, and the stress this is causing to the citizens of his state. Mr. Strange demanded … Continue reading Feinberg fights back? An answer to his answer to the Strange letter…
The Attorney General of Alabama, Luther Strange wrote a letter to Ken Feinberg about his concerns with the GCCF and the payment of claims, highlighting many of the problems with the process that have been highlighted here and on several other websites. Among his concerns: 1. Of all the claims reportedly paid, 98.9 % are the quick pay claims, claims that require no processing and … Continue reading Here come the Attorneys General…but where’s Obama?
From the Walton Sun: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) announced Monday that more than half of the claims submitted to the organization for losses associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have been processed. Ken Feinberg, GCCF administrator, reported more than 54 percent of the roughly 256,000 claims submitted since the end of the emergency payment period in November have been processed. “We are … Continue reading Well Ken, I suppose congratulations are in order?
Wow, just wow… One of Bobby Jindal’s corporate buddies made the news today… Turns out that the nuclear industry in Japan has a horrible safety record, which some experts are suggesting is partly to blame in the severity of the meltdowns as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. And now, the Japanese nuclear industry is coming to America. TEPCO, the Tokyo Electric Power Company is coming to Texas … Continue reading Texas Goes Nuclear…
Hey all, hang in there a little longer…I’m in process of switching my sleep to a third shift schedule and it’s causing major routine disruptions… Ya know tho’…not too sure how many of you work a third shift gig, (I have before and its preferred, including 3rd shift bartending in New Orleans at one time) but once things shake out, am I the only one … Continue reading Hang in there…major sleep disruptions
Bob Dudley apologized for the oil spill on Tuesday. Bob Dudley apologized for the oil spill by saying “BP is sorry. BP gets it,” adding, “We need to earn back your trust, along with that of state and federal leaders and the trust of Gulf Coast residents and customers…we are determined we will once again restore that trust, and I realize this requires action, not … Continue reading Thanks Mr. Dudley, but why don’t I feel better?
Spring Break is coming… That annual rite of passage where drunken teens descend upon the beaches to get a rest from their studies and are often side by side with families, also on vacation from the thawing but still cold North is almost here, and all along the Gulf Coast, resorts and towns who typically make a great deal of money from this annual retreat … Continue reading The Amity Choice…
A couple of days ago I wrote a bit about how Ken Feinberg’s credibility is a thing of the past. In fact, his credibility began eroding just a few weeks into his tenure as the neutral arbitrator of British Petroleum’s compensation fund when his initial promises of EAP claims being paid for individuals within 48 hours and business inside of a week quickly fell through. … Continue reading Promises, promises, promises…
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