5th Circuit Says Panel Erred When Denying Resort Operator’s Oil Spill Claim

(August 13, 2019, 1:34 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 12 vacated a Court Supervised Settlement Program (CSSP) appeals panel’s decision that upheld the denial of a resort operator’s claim under the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement, holding that the panel erred when finding that the claimant was not entitled to compensation because it was a failed business (Claimant ID 100024160 v. BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al., No. 18-30901, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23974)....

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