A potential economic boost in the Tampa Bay area from an estimated $3 billion in local business loss claims in the BP oil spill settlement is threatened by the British company’s actions.
BP wants a New Orleans federal judge to temporarily halt payment of business loss claims under the 1,200-page settlement it endorsed last year to compensate more than 100,000 businesses and individuals who had filed a class action lawsuit.
BP also has started in recent weeks to appeal some area businesses’…
A potential economic boost in the Tampa Bay area from an estimated $3 billion in local business loss claims in the BP oil spill settlement is threatened by the British company’s actions.
BP wants a New Orleans federal judge to temporarily halt payment of business loss claims under the 1,200-page settlement it endorsed last year to compensate more than 100,000 businesses and individuals who had filed a class action lawsuit.
BP also has started in recent weeks to appeal some area businesses’…