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Many industries have been affected by the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Macondo Prospect oil field that occurred on April 20, 2010. Since that time, we have seen not only tragic environmental losses but also significant economic losses in the form of lost business and income. British Petroleum's website states,

"BP is committed to paying all legitimate claims for damages resulting from the Deepwater Horizon incident,"

"BP is doing everything we can to make this right. We continue to seal the Macondo well permanently, clean up the environment, and make sure that people are compensated for legitimate claims."

If you have suffered an economic loss related to this Gulf Coast Oil Spill, contact us immediately - we can help!

Please take a moment to read Scott Topolski's commentary piece published by the Daily Business Review on Tuesday, May 24th. In it, he discusses how oil spill perceptions can seriously impact the livelihood of those business that thrive off of the Florida tourism industry. You can read the full piece HERE.

If you were impacted by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, you should mark the upcoming April 20, 2011 deadline on your calendar. This date marks the one year anniversary of the spill and is the deadline in the upcoming multidistrict litigation. In order to preserve your right to recover against Transocean you need to file an answer and claim by April 20, 2011. The Court has simplified the process to file your claim against Transocean. The Court has approved a Direct Filing Short Form. You can obtain the Short Form by calling 1-877-497-5926 or on the internet at www.oilspillcourtcase.com. The Transocean litigation is scheduled to commence February, 2012. If you experienced personal injury, loss of earnings, property damage, business loss, or other economic loss from the oil spill, you should consider filling out this form to have the right to go after Transocean. If you have an attorney he/she may be doing this for you. If you do not have an attorney, you may find the form online and fill it our yourself. Anyone needing legal advice regarding their legal rights, should contact a lawyer.

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, attorneys Scott Topolski & Eric Neuman of Buckingham settled a claim in excess of $500,000 for a client affected by the BP oil spill disaster. Although not a final claim, this emergency advance payment is a significant development and a strong sign of future success for the case. With many claims continuing to be denied, our attorneys were able to effectively receive a considerable settlement for their client and are confident they can achieve similar outcomes going forward.

"Attorneys handling BP PLC oil spill claims in South Florida said they are frustrated by an apparent delay in recent activity after a flurry of early payouts.

BP handed over the $20 billion victims compensation fund to a third party, Gulf Coast Claims Facility, on Aug. 23. GCCF has accepted about 350,000 claims and said in a Nov. 1 report that it has denied only 462 claims."

"Some of Florida’s tourism, fishing and recreation businesses should be compensated for losses caused by the BP spill even if they are not on an oil-soaked beach, an independent administrator of claims told Congress on Tuesday. That includes a loss of business caused by exaggerated public perceptions that Florida and other Gulf Coast states are swimming in oil."