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…
Hello everybody. No politics today, no Feinberg, no GCCF, no BP, no New Orleans. This is just from me to you, saying thanks. When I started this blog last July, I had no idea what I was doing. I was just pissed about the whole Gulf of Mexico oil spill and from my current home up north didn’t feel there was a whole lot I could … Continue reading On a more personal note…
It goes something like this: Her: I don’t even know why they’re protesting. Me: Really? Her: They’ve (public employee unions) had it good for a long time. Me: So your solution to this is to make their benefits suck and remove collective bargaining like everybody else? Her: No, that’s not what… Me: Are you aware that 60% of businesses in the state of Wisconsin don’t … Continue reading A Wisconsin Conversation…
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…
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…
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?
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
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…
What a week… Lot of news from the Gulf these past few days…so this morning, I kinda stepped back a bit and cleared the mind before taking a look at this whole mess from the outside…especially in light of a reader comment I received yesterday, who asked what people can do to keep the pressure on British Petroleum and the GCCF. But before I get to … Continue reading Stepping back and looking in…what to do now?
On Wednesday, Ken Feinberg and the GCCF released their methodology to show how interim and final payments will be determined. They highlighted a chorus of retained and consulted experts who expect the Gulf to be back to normal by 2012. They also pointed out, a few times, how claimants would be eligible for twice their documented 2010 damages and eligible oyster harvesters could receive four … Continue reading The GCCF Methodology…experts, experts and more experts, paid for by BP
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