Oil Spill Claims

Why Are People filling Oil Spill Claims ?

If you have been adversely affected by the BP Oil Spill of April 2010, the time to submit your oil spill claims is now!

Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990(OPA), BP is responsible to compensate anyone that has suffered economic losses, property damages, injury or death due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

Five Gulf Coast states were seriously affected and hundreds of thousands of property owners have sustained financial losses and many have become bankrupt as a result of the oil spill.

BP has set aside $20 billion to help those affected however many have either been denied or have yet to file their oil spill claims. Do not miss your opportunity to receive payment for your losses at the hand of BP. It is the right for all of those eligible to file oil spill claims now.

We are currently assisting individuals and businesses with their oil spill claims. The deadline is approaching and at D. Miller & Associates, PLLC, we have oil spill claims experts ready to give you a free evaluation of your oil spill claims.

Who is Eligible to file oil spill claims?

The BP oil spill has had wide-ranging economic consequences in the Gulf Coast region. Oil spill claims have been submitted for businesses such as fishing, oyster harvesting and charter fishing boats, which were impacted directly by the oil spill. Oil spill claims have also been filed for restaurants, hotels and rental properties that depend on tourism. Individuals that have worked in these industries or supplied those businesses that were impacted are also eligible to submit oil spill claims.
Oil Spill Claims against BP are to be submitted to Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) which is an independently run facility set up by BP Oil and the Obama administration and headed by Kenneth Feinberg. The GCCF will make determinations about what oil spill claims are eligible and how much to award for all oil spill claims. Mr. Feinberg and the GCCF are acting on behalf of BP and fulfilling BP’s obligations as a “responsible party” under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

It is possible you may be eligible for oil spill claims from the GCCF if you have:

• Property damaged by the oil spill or the cleanup efforts (example: damage to a boat)
• Loss of income/earning capacity (example: Lost your job or had your hours cut because of the spill — fishermen, workers in seafood industry, workers in hotels or restaurants)
• Net loss of profits or earnings from a business you own (example: boat owners, hotel owners, restaurant owners)
• Subsistence loss (example: can no longer catch fish to feed your family)
• Approved Removal and Clean-up Costs (example: removal activities that are approved by the Federal On-Site Commander or are consistent with the National Contingency Plan)
• Physical injury or death (injury to the body proximately caused by the spill or the explosion and fire associated with the Deepwater Horizon incident, or by the cleanup of the spill)

Filing Oil Spill Claims

Those that wish to file oil spill claims must submit an official claim form as well as any supporting documentation to the GCCF. While you are not required to use an attorney to submit your oil spill claims, you have the right to consult with an oil spill claims attorney of your choosing before accepting any settlement or signing a release of legal rights. In fact, it is strongly recommended by those that have already dealt with the GCCF as the process is confusing. Also, the GCCF appears to be sending out more denial letters than payment checks for oil spill claims, especially to those that may have not filed correctly or provided the proper documentation for their oil spill claims. By consulting an experienced oil spill attorney you would avoid these filing nightmares and benefit from their expertise with your oil spill claims. The experienced attorneys at D. Miller & Associates, PLLC can assist you with preparing your oil spill claims packets and negotiate with the GCCF to obtain a fair payment. Even if you have already been denied, the oil spill claims specialists at D. Miller & Associates, PLLC can resubmit your oil spill claims and will even file a lawsuit if no agreement can be reached with GCCF and BP.