The Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 affected communities along\nthe shorelines of Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas. Whether\nyou were an oil rig worker, a local fisherman, captain or volunteer offering\nyour time in the cleanup efforts, or even a resident simply living along the\ncoastline, you could be suffering serious health conditions, property damage or\neconomic distress as a result of this devastating oil spill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the night of April 20, 2010, a surge of natural gas\nblasted through a concrete core installed by contractor Halliburton to seal the\nwell for later use. It was later discovered that the core was likely too weak\nto withstand the pressure, as it was composed of a concrete mixture that used\nnitrogen gas to accelerate curing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The explosion took the lives of 11 crew members and marked\nthe start of an 87-day period during which oil flowed unabated into the Gulf of\nMexico. As the largest offshore oil disaster in U.S. history, an estimated 184\nmillion gallons were spilled, 18 times the amount spilled by the Exxon Valdez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On September 5, 2014, a federal judge ruled that BP was\n“grossly negligent.” The company was fined a record $18 billion under\nthe Clean Water Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of July 14, 2016, BP had spent $61.6 billion in court\nfees, penalties, and clean-up costs. On January 16, 2018, BP PLC announced it\nwould take a $1.7 billion charge for expenses related to the 2010 Deepwater\nHorizon oil spill. It expected cash payments of $3 billion for the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In total, it cost BP $4 billion to contain and clean up the\nmess and another $4 billion to $5 billion in penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roughly 44 million people throughout the region have been exposed to oil and chemicals that, almost nine years later, continues to affect their quality of life. If you are a resident living in what courts have classified as Zone A or Zone B<\/a> <\/a>along the Gulf Coast and can demonstrate you were sickened by the effects of the oil spill, you may be eligible for compensation through a fund established for victims of the disaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Residents in these zones must demonstrate one or more\nspecific medical conditions that have caused damage to their:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those people who bravely volunteered to help clean up the\nshoreline are also entitled to submit claims for injuries related to the spill.\nIn the wake of the disaster, more than 100,000 individuals worked tirelessly to\nrestore the Gulf Coast. Countless people were directly exposed to crude oil,\nbenzene and other harmful chemicals. If you have developed physical symptoms\nfollowing your efforts, you can also submit claims for medical benefits to a\ncourt-ordered fund. Medical conditions covered include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, many residents throughout the Gulf Coast shore\nexperienced extensive physical damage to their homes, businesses and property. If\nyou\u2019re a resident suffering property damage or economic hardship following the\nDeepwater Horizon disaster, the BP oil spill victim compensation fund covers\ndamage to businesses facing economic losses, coastal and wetlands real property\ndamage, physical damage to vessels, vessels of opportunity charter payments,\nindividual economic losses and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are one of the countless hardworking people affected\nphysically or economically by the BP oil spill, the experienced attorneys at\nthe Downs Law Group are ready to advise you and help you receive the\ncompensation you deserve. To schedule a free initial consultation, please\ncontact us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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