Judge Ordered By 5th Circuit To Review Denial Of Oil Spill Claim

(November 1, 2019, 10:33 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 29 ordered a federal judge in Louisiana to review a Court Supervised Settlement Program (CSSP) appeals panel’s decision to affirm the denial of an office support company’s business and economic loss claim to the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement, finding that the judge should determine if the claimant’s alleged illegal activity bars it from recovery (Claimant ID 100235033 v. BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al., No. 18-30908, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 32477)....

Attached Documents

Related Sections