BP spill czar holds firm on pay arrangement
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, off the southeast tip of Louisiana. (April 21, 2010) Credit: AP
The administrator of the $20 billion BP oil spill victims' fund isn't yielding to pressure to change a release form that requires those accepting a final compensation payment to give up their right to sue.
Washington attorney Ken Feinberg told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the form stands. He spoke to AP after a town hall meeting in Louisiana with spill victims. Lead plaintiffs lawyers for people and businesses suing over the Gulf disaster want a federal judge to intervene on the issue.
The lawyers say people should only have to give up the right to sue oil company BP for compensatory damages if they accept a final fund payment. But the attorneys say those people should still be allowed to sue BP for punitive damages and other parties deemed responsible.
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