Friday, February 14, 2014

BP to provide treatment, compensation for residents, clean-up workers

From:  WWLTV.com

by WWLTV.com

 BP to provide treatment, compensation for residents, clean-up workers


NEW ORLEANS, La. – Hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents and clean-up workers who experienced illness or injury from exposure to oil and chemical dispersants will now be able to get the treatment and compensation they need and deserve.

Class Counsel leading the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill litigation announced that the Medical Benefits Settlement appeal has been dismissed by the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

“The Medical Benefits Settlement will provide compensation to Clean-Up workers and Gulf Coast residents suffering from a wide range of Specified Physical Conditions; establish a twenty-one-year periodic medical consultation program, and create a Gulf Region Health Outreach Program through a $105-million grant,” said Robin Greenwald and Matt Lundy, Class Counsel’s lead Medical Settlement negotiators, in a statement released Wednesday.

“Claimants eligible for the medical settlement include Clean-Up Workers and residents living in certain ‘Zone A’ (beachfront areas within one-half mile of the water) or ‘Zone B’ (wetlands areas within one mile of the water) residents. The medical settlement contains a back-end litigation provision, whereby claimants with later manifesting illnesses retain their right to sue BP for compensation at a later date.”  MORE












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