Our law firms are here to protect your legal rights and ensure that you obtain the financial compensation that you, an innocent victim, are entitled.

Companies with exposure to the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico are insured for losses totaling about $1.4 billion

The BP Litigation Group

The BP Litigation Group was formed to protect people and businesses affected by the Gulf Oil Spill disaster, which will most likely go down in US History as the worst spill and possibly the worst manmade disaster ever recorded.

If we can assist you or your business please contact us today. We provide free, no obligation evaluations to all people and businesses affected or are concerned about being affected.

On April 21, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. It is estimated to become the largest ever environmental disaster in US History.

Thousands of businesses, property owners and cleanup workers are at risk of devastating financial harm and physical injury. These include those involved in the following industries:

Commercial Fishing
Tourism, Hotel and Vacation
Condominium/Time Share
Fish Processing
Cannery Operating
Seafood Restaurant Industries

BP, formerly British Petroleum, is responsible for financial, physical and economic damages relating to this disaster according to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and other laws.

Types of claims that can be submitted involve:

Claim Type	Description	Who Can Submit
Natural Resource Damages (NRD)	Costs for: Assessing an area's natural resource damages, Restoring the natural resources, and Compensating the public for the lost use of the affected resources.	Only specially designated natural resource trustees
Removal Costs	Costs to prevent, minimize, mitigate, or clean up an oil spill. (The costs of cleaning up your own property fall under the category of property damage, not removal costs.)	Clean-up contractors, called Oil Spill Recovery Organizations (OSROs) Federal, State, and local government entities The responsible party Anyone who helped clean up the spill
Property Damage	Injury to or economic loss resulting from destruction of real property (land or buildings) or other personal property. Does not include personal injury!	People or entities who own or lease the damaged property
Boat Damage	Injury to or economic loss resulting from damage to a boat (a subset of property damage).	People or entities who own or lease the damaged boat
Loss of Profits & Earning Capacity	Damages equal to the loss of profits or impairment of earning capacity due to the injury, destruction, or loss of property or natural resources	Anyone with loss of profits or income (You do not have to own the damaged property or resources to submit a claim under this category.)
Loss of Subsistence Use of Natural Resources	Loss of subsistence use claim if natural resources you depend on for subsistence use purposes have been injured, destroyed, or lost by an oil spill incident.	Anyone who, for subsistence use, depends on natural resources that have been injured, destroyed, or lost (You do not have to own or manage the natural resource to submit a claim under this category.)
Loss of Government Revenue	Net loss of taxes, royalties, rents, fees, or net profit shares due to the injury, destruction, or loss of real property, personal property, or natural resources	Federal agencies States Local governments
Increased Public Services	Net costs of providing increased or additional public services during or after removal activities, including protection from fire, safety, or health hazards, caused by a discharge of oil or directly attributable to response to the oil spill incident	States Local governments

source: www.uscg.mil/npfc/claims/