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BP has hired the GCCF to handle all bp claims. They have come up with GCCF strategies that delay and deny claims being paid out to those who suffered loss during the bp oil spill. Do not try and fight the GCCF strategies without consulting a expert.

May 03, 2011

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BP Oil Spill: One year later, Seafood Sellers still suffering

BP Oil Spill

One year after the BP Oil Spill that shut off fishing in several areas for months, some local seafood retailers say their businesses are still trying to recover from the disaster.

Whether it is uncertainty about the product or inflated prices because of supply limits, some seafood sellers say the market will never be the same as it was before the BP Oil spill.

BP Oil Spill & the Fisherman

“Our prices are still pretty high compared to past years,” said Winston Doussan, manager of Just-N-Time Seafood in LaPlace. “It seems that the fisherman are not as aggressive as they once were and not fishing as hard. We are getting plenty supply, but the prices are not coming down.”  Doussan said the price for shrimp is anywhere from $2.75 to $6 a pound, and oysters are selling at $46 a gallon.

“It is certainly safe to consume, but people are reluctant to pay that much,” Doussan said. “We are definitely not doing the sales we once were.”

Meanwhile, there are some sellers who say consumers are still skeptical about the product and not willing to risk eating seafood from affected areas.

BP Oil Spill: Perception is everything

“I do think there could still be a lack of trust about what is coming from the Gulf,” said Ricky Vicknair of BRS Seafood in Reserve. “Perception is everything.”

Vicknair said he has had customers who are apprehensive about Gulf seafood, specifically oysters. He said the store is getting the supply, but it is not selling as well as in previous years.

“It has picked up since the BP Oil Spill last year, but there are some who are still scared,” Vicknair said.

Apr 14, 2011

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Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) “under Fire”

GCCF Claims News

In mid-February, plaintiffs in the multi-district litigation action In re:  Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, filed a supplemental pleading that challenged in no uncertain terms the handling of interim damage claims by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF).  “The GCCF has made it clear time and time again that when faced with the choice between honoring its OPA-mandate to openly and fairly pay interim  GCCFclaims and following the BP-mandate to obtain as many releases as possible, it will follow the BP-mandate,” the plaintiffs allege in their Supplemental Memorandum Concerning BP’s Failure To Comply With The Mandates Of OPA.

GCCF Payments

The supplemental memorandum filed on February 18 notes that the sole victim compensation paid by the GCCF for the three months prior was in the form “quick payments” – an option crafted by the GCCF out of whole cloth – in exchange for execution of a release of claims by payment recipients.  Those who chose not to sign a release and instead pursue other relief were “cut off” for all practical purposes, according to the pleading.

Apr 14, 2011

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GCCF Appeals Process

GCCF Protocol

Under the Gulf Coast Claims Facility protocols, claimants with settlement awards of $250,000 or more can appeal the facility’s decision, and a panel of three judges would have 14 days to consider the matter. That process is separate from the right every claimant has to abandon the GCCF process and sue BP directly in court.

GCCF Appeals

But the GCCF internal appeals process will be fair and respected only if the appointed judges act independently from Mr. Feinberg and BP. That’s why Mr. Weiss’ appointment to name those judges is significant.

The GCCF Process

Mr. Weiss said his goal in helping set up the GCCF process “is simple: to select impartial, highly competent judges” to decide appeals “fairly, expeditiously, and in keeping with the law.”
That’s what GCCF Claimants expect and deserve.