Unites States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana approves new settlement rules on Dec 22, 2012 that give a second chance for many Gulf Coast businesses. Businesses no longer are required to prove the BP oil spill was responsible for losses.
The process of filing claims has not changed under the new rules and is still cumbersome, but valid claims processed by us are being paid in as little as 60 to 90 days. In the past claims were routinely rejected because of the inability to prove a causal relationship and that no longer applies.
Mr Mitzel has created a worksheet to help businesses quickly determine if they qualify to make a claim. The worksheet can be viewed and downloaded from his website.
The counties that are eligible: Bay, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Monroe, Okaloosa, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Taylor, Wakulla and Walton.
For more information go to the website http://RichardMitzel.com or call Attorney Mitzel at one of the numbers below.
Summary: BP Claims - Businesses no longer are required to prove the BP oil spill was responsible for losses in the months following the oil spill. If a previous claim was denied or if a business did not file a claim because they could not prove a causal relationship – the new US Court ruling removes that requirement and business now have a greater chance of recovering losses. Valid claims are being paid as quickly as 60 to 90 days.