Ken Feinberg, of course assured all in his methodology that everything would be fine in the Gulf by 2012…but certain species, even beyond humans might beg to differ… Just ask the dolphins: Oiled dead dolphins washing ashore, 8 months after spill Or ask the sea turtles: Sea Turtle Deaths Mount in the Gulf Hell, even ask the dwarf sea horses if ya like: Dwarf seahorses … Continue reading No, really, it’s getting better out there…
This is how it’s supposed to work: A company, Transocean in this case, makes a bonehead move and gives bonuses to its executives for their “exemplary” safety record last year. Transocean, being an offshore drilling contractor at work on the Deepwater Horizon when it exploded and killed eleven people, is immediately barraged with criticism for awarding these bonuses. Steven Newman, CEO of Transocean, and four … Continue reading Okay, but will Hayward and Feinberg follow suit?
When it comes to Gulf Coast claims larger than $250,000 dollars, appeals will be heard by a special group of judges and Feinberg named Jack Weiss, chancellor of the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge, to be the person to select who those judges will be. About his selection, Feinberg said, “I canvassed the Gulf region in an attempt to … Continue reading On Feinberg’s Selection of LSU’s Jack Weiss…
The Gulf Coast Claims Facility was created with the stated purpose of handling claims brought by the people so harmed when British Petroleum spilled millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was supposed to be done fairly, and with haste and this was promised by its neutral arbitrator, Ken Feinberg. Neither appears to have happened. The claims process is not perceived … Continue reading The GCCF: Sowing the Seeds of Discord
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