Monday, December 13, 2010

Feinberg to Pay "Bonus" for Release of Some Claims

John Schwartz at the New York Times reports that Ken Feinberg is offering to pay additional sums to those recipients of emergency funding willing to release their claims. Apparently people whose emergency funding fully compensated them can get an additional $5,000 for individuals and $25,000 to release their claims, promising BP that they will not sue.  Feinberg "suggested that the likeliest candidates for the payment might be those who had received emergency funds and had determined that their losses have already been fully covered by the BP fund, or who believe they will not be able to properly document further losses."

The article reports that the fund will provide free legal advice and perhaps additional help in filling out forms to claimants.

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