Administrator of oil spill fund is linked to BP, judge rules
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 22:30
in Mathematics & Economics
He must stop telling claimants he is independent, which may spur more suits. The administrator of the $20-billion compensation fund for gulf oil spill victims is not independent from BP and must stop telling potential claimants that he is, a federal judge said in a ruling Wednesday that may spur more people to sue rather than settle.