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BP Oil Spill: Letter Requests Secretary Napolitano to Take Action

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BP Oil Spill: Letter Requests Secretary Napolitano to Take Action
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Gulf Coast Claims Facility and Litigation Are Not the Only
Avenues of Compensation Open to BP Oil Spill Victims

By Brian J. Donovan

October 29, 2010

Contrary to what BP, and the recently released documentary film titled Crude Justice, would like the American public to believe, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and litigation are not the only avenues of compensation open to BP oil spill victims. A financially viable Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is a third option.

On October 18, 2010, The Donovan Law Group sent a letter to the Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, asking the Secretary to immediately request the Attorney General, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2715, to commence an action against BP on behalf of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (the "Fund") to recover any compensation paid by the Fund to any claimant pursuant to OPA.

The full text of the letter follows.

October 18, 2010

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Office of the Secretary
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane, SW
Washington, DC 20528

Re: BP Oil Spill and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)

Subrogation Rights for Payments Made for Damages, 33 U.S.C. 2715

Dear Secretary Napolitano:

I am writing in regard to the above-referenced matter.

During town hall meetings organized to promote the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), Kenneth Feinberg repeatedly tells victims of the BP oil spill, "the litigation route in court will mean uncertainty, years of delay and a big cut for the lawyers." "I am determined to come up with a system that will be more generous, more beneficial, than if you go and file a lawsuit." "It is not in your interest to tie up you and the courts in years of uncertain protracted litigation when there is an alternative that has been created," Feinberg says. He adds, "I take the position, if I don't find you eligible, no court will find you eligible." Mr. Feinberg intentionally fails to mention that litigation is not the only alternative to GCCF.

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Brian J. Donovan is an attorney and marine engineer with thirty-five years of international business experience. Mr. Donovan, a member of The Florida Bar, The U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and The United States Court of Appeals (more...)
 
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