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BP and claims administrator make peace, aim for ’new and more productive relationship’
Claims Administrator Patrick JuneauNEW ORLEANS – The battle between BP and Patrick Juneau, the administrator of the Deepwater Horizon claims center, appears to have ended, after the oil giant said it would drop its bid to have Juneau removed.In a statement issued Friday, John Mingé, chairman and president of BP America, said improved internal controls and the hiring of several fraud investigators convinced -
Military veteran sues firm, alleges age discrimination
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Legal watchdog calls out attorneys, court officers on oil spill riches
Infographic provided by Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch.NEW ORLEANS – A statewide legal watchdog has issued a report detailing the millions of dollars local attorneys and court appointees have received for their work on the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon settlement fund.Non-partisan legal watchdog Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) released a report Monday detailing the hundreds of millions of dollars in -
Barbier forbids attorneys who deceived court in BP settlement from representing claimants; Could face professional sanctions
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Alleged phony resort scheme nets man $2.3 million Deepwater Horizon claim, and indictment
Screenshot of the website connected to Bayou Barataria Sportsmen’s Resort, which the Department of Justice says was part of an elaborate scheme to defraud BP. -
Former IRS employee charged with filing false tax returns, identity theft in Deepwater Horizon claims
PENSACOLA – A former IRS tax examiner was indicted along with three others for filing false tax returns that resulted in a nearly $100,000 payout. -
Children of woman who died from lung cancer sue over her alleged exposure to radioactive materials at work
GRETNA – The children of a woman who allegedly died due to lung cancer they claim was caused by her exposure to radioactive oil drilling byproducts are suing. -
At current rate Deepwater Horizon claims program could take another decade to process payments
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Andy Lerner law firm faces $221K clawback, pulls representation from other Deepwater Horizon claims
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans law firm that has a growing list of clients who based their BP Deepwater Horizon claims on false tax returns is facing yet another fee clawback, according to court records. -
Widow sues numerous oil companies over husband's death allegedly caused by radioactive materials
GRETNA – A widow is suing a number of oil companies for allegedly exposing her husband to radiation that later resulted in his contraction of cancer and subsequent death. -
Another Deepwater Horizon fraud case resolved; Woman convicted, ordered to repay $98K
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman has become the latest person to be criminally convicted for filing a fraudulent Deepwater Horizon claim. -
McGladrey whistleblower reports investigation underway; Partner in charge of Deepwater Horizon audit asked to stay away from headquarters
NEW ORLEANS – A whistleblower who accused McGladrey LLP of conflicts of interest, shoddy work and overbilling in connection with an audit of the BP Deepwater Horizon settlement facility says the firm has hired a criminal defense lawyer and asked the partner who oversaw the audit to stay out of the office.Following the publication of the allegations of a whistleblower who filed an internal ethics complaint -
McGladrey whistleblower claims Deepwater Horizon audit deeply flawed
NEW ORLEANS – A whistleblower who says he worked on the independent audit of the Deepwater Horizon claims facility completed by accounting firm McGladrey LLP has made allegations that the settlement process is far more dysfunctional and susceptible to fraud than reported in the publicly released audit. -
Improper solicitation of nearly 10,000 BP claims at issues in federal breach of contract lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – A trio of Gulf Coast businessmen, one of whom is in jail, are suing two Texas attorneys who they claim failed to pay them $7.9 million for directing BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill claimants to their law firm.The plaintiffs, Scott Walker, Steve Seymour and Kirk Ladner, filed suit against attorneys Jimmy Williamson and Michael Pohl in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of -
BP appeals McGladrey audit findings, says auditor should release interim reports on Deepwater Horizon payment investigation
NEW ORLEANS – BP PLC is demanding to see the work product of an independent audit of the Deepwater Horizon claims operation, saying the $14 million investigation overlooked serious flaws in the court appointed claims administrator's operation.
