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Number of claims found to be based on false tax forms grows as special master asks more claimants to return damage awards
NEW ORLEANS – The investigation into fraudulent claims stemming from the Deepwater Horizon Court Supervised Settlement Program appears to be heating up. -
Louisiana again tops annual Judicial Hellholes report; BP oil spill case Attorney General contingency fee cases noted
NEW ORLEANS – For five years running Louisiana’s legal system has been ranked among the worst in the country, according to a legal reform non-profit group. -
Special investigator identifies yet another Deepwater Horizon seafood fund claim based on false tax documents
NEW ORLEANS – An investigator probing fraud in the multi-billion dollar Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement has filed a clawback request against yet another Gulf Coast fisherman, saying he filed fake paperwork to justify a $168,000 claim payment. -
U.S. Supreme Court denies BP hearing on multi-billion dollar oil spill settlement
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Auditor: Deepwater Horizon claims chief spent $471 million on administration in 2013
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Deepwater Horizon audit finds one in five business, seafood claims lack proper documentation
NEW ORLEANS – An audit of the Deepwater Horizon settlement facility shows that nearly one in five claims in certain fraud-prone categories were paid without proper documentation. -
Secret Service probe into Deepwater Horizon fraud scheme nets 27
NEW ORLEANS – As BP’s petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Deepwater Horizon settlement is being considered, an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service has concluded with the arrest of 27 people who are accused of trying to defraud the settlement program by filing fraudulent claims. -
Judge okays $500 million disbursement into oil spill fund that is marked by fraud
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Court rules against BP’s motion to remove embattled claims administrator
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Attorneys accused in BP kickback scheme await ruling from judge
NEW ORLEANS – Four attorneys accused of participating in a pay-to-play claims scheme connected to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were all deemed to have engaged in unethical behavior last week by the judge overseeing the case. -
BP cites suspicious seafood claim as evidence of claims gone awry, fisherman maintains family consumed over 10,000 pounds of seafood each season
NEW ORLEANS – A court filing last week by BP PLC included what the company deemed a suspicious claim filed by a senior plaintiff’s lawyer as evidence that Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau is unsuitable to oversee the massive oil spill settlement program. -
BP seeks to reconsider parts of Deepwater Horizon settlement agreement based on Claims Administrator “conflict of interest”
NEW ORLEANS – A filing earlier this week by BP PLC seeks to halt parts of the Deepwater Horizon settlement agreement it alleges were tainted by Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau’s previously undisclosed work as part of a contract with the State of Louisiana. -
WSJ editorial: BP oil spill fund an 'all-you-can-eat buffet' for trial lawyers
NEW ORLEANS – An editorial in the Wall Street Journal today lambasted trial lawyers for their apparent greed in pushing claims through the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement agreement that may not be related to the oil spill itself and serve as the basis for a challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
U.S. Supreme Court will not revive Louisiana parish lawsuits that would have resulted in 'regulatory chaos'
NEW ORLEANS – BP PLC notched up a legal victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on a case brought against the oil giant by 11 Louisiana parishes for alleged aquatic and wildlife damages stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. -
IBM Report: Independent journalist covering BP case investigated over leaked emails
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans-based blogger who published a chain of leaked emails related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement was subjected to an intense investigation to determine how he might have received the documents, according to a report authored by IBM. -
Claim administrator shoots back at BP’s request for his removal
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(Corrected) BP settlements slow to a trickle; Critics say system 'shockingly inefficient'
NEW ORLEANS – The numbers are in and the number of claimants paid under the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement totals 883 for the entire month of September – leaving more than 131,000 people still awaiting resolution, according to records submitted by the settlement administrator. -
Judge rules BP will not get restitution for claims paid under flawed calculations
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has denied BP’s request to reclaim hundreds of millions of dollars in claims payments the company says would not have been paid to Deepwater Horizon oil spill claimants if a settlement agreement had properly been followed from its inception.
