South Dakota High Court: Fund's Claims Against BP For Reimbursement Untimely

(August 17, 2020, 1:53 PM EDT) -- PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court on Aug. 12 sustained rulings finding that the state and the South Dakota Petroleum Release Compensation Fund's claims seeking $3.1 million in reimbursement for funds it provided to BP PLC and its subsidiaries for cleanups from underground storage tank (UST) leaks at 19 gas stations across the state were untimely and that the fund was unable to provide sufficient evidence to show that BP had insurance coverage that would cover the cleanup costs for 27 sites (South Dakota, et al. v. BP PLC, et al., No. 28933, S.D. Sup., 2020 S.D. LEXIS 84)....

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