Obama administration may seize claims processing
WASHINGTON — Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs said the administration is ready to take over the handling of oil leak damage claims from BP if the British company doesn’t set up an “independent...
View ArticleBP: 337 checks approved for Gulf Coast companies
BP says it has approved giving some money to businesses along the Gulf Coast that have been hurt by the oil leak. As of today, the company has approved 337 checks for a total of $16 million to...
View ArticleEarly assessment pegs Isaac damage as high as $1.5B
The risk modeling firm Eqecat has made an early calculation of the damages from Hurricane Isaac and puts the cost between $500 million and $1.5 billion. According to a report from Environmental...
View ArticleOil spill claims center opens in Metairie
Deepwater Horizon Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau cited a decline in walk-in traffic at other centers in the New Orleans area as a reason for the new location.
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