Legal Opinion

BP Exploration & Prodn, Inc. v. ID

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 28, 2019No. 18-30844Published

1Opinion of the Court

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:

In this Deepwater Horizon appeal, BP challenges the $2 million award Claimant received pursuant to the Economic and Property Damages Settlement (Settlement Agreement). Because the district court properly denied discretionary review, we AFFIRM.

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Claimant, an Alabama-based manufacturer of commercial signs, submitted a claim to the Settlement Program in November 2013. While processing the claim, the Claims Administrator requested additional information from Claimant on several occasions, including information pertaining to a $900,000 "Research & Development"…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Holmes Motors, Inc. v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  2. ID 100212278 v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  3. Lake Eugenie Land v. BP ExplorationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  4. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Inc. v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  5. BP Exploration & Prod., Inc. v. Id 100094497, Objecting PartyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018

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