Tired of Chasing After GCCF? Try the NPFC
Are you tired of dealing with British Petroleum and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF)? Has your claim been denied and chiseled down by the GCCF? There may be another alternative. There is a little-known oil spill claims fund run by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). This fund, called the National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC), was created in 1990 after the Exxon Valdez oil spill to assist those that Exxon could not or did not.
NPFC and its restrictions
The federal law that created the NPFC has many restrictions. First, you have to first try and settle with the party responsible for the spill—in this case, British Petroleum and the GCCF. If the responsible party denies your claim or if you have waited over ninety days for a response, you can then apply to the NPFC. You may have your claim considered by both the GCCF and the NPFC at the same time as long as ninety days have passed since you applied to the GCCF. If you receive a settlement offer from both the NPFC and the GCCF, you may only accept one of the claims. In other words, you can’t double dip.
The National pollution center (NPFC) has money
The monies in the NPFC fund are backed by a five cent per barrel tax on oil but there is a $1 billion cap. However, if you receive a claim from the NPFC, they will eventually bill the responsible party. This way, you do not have to feel bad for taking money from the “good guys” while letting the “bad guys” off the hook. Those that have filed claims with the NPFC report that they have been satisfied with the process. A specific claims adjuster is assigned and claimants are free to call the adjuster whenever they like to check on the status of their claim. You are free to decide where to file your Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims—just make sure that you know all your options before you plan your strategy.
Categories: NPFC Claims Tags: national poluttion center, NPFC, NPFC Claims
Alternatives to a BP Claim | National Pollution Fund center
Sine we have all seen the poor job Mr. Kenneth Feinberg has done over the last month in getting claims assessed and . This has created lots of frustration and hardship in the small towns along the gulf of mexico. The oil spill has destroyed the lifes of many families and the wait for bp payments has been more than many people could take.
The BP claim alternative
Bp Claim victims that has applied to the National Pollution Fund center are reporting fast intake of their claim and direct contact to their adjuster through the process. The National polution fund center is available to people with a BP claims that has been rejected by BP Claims offices or people with a BP claim that is now over 90 days old.
If you are not happy with the way the BP claim process are going you can submit a claim to the national pollution fund center, the national pollution center warns that health problems and physical injuries are not accepted by them. For these claims an attorney would be better if your have been rejected by the BP claim system.
The oil spill law says that a spill victim with an oil spill claim must first approach the responsible party — this would be BP. Mr Feinberg has represented them since August 23 2010. If it has taken 90 days and no decision has been made by BP then a claim can be filed with the National Pollution fund center. In this case the claim would be considered by both BP and by the national pollution fund center. You can not get a double payment ofcourse but you can have the National Pollution fund center pay any portion of your claim that BP does not cover.
Lets take an example here. You have a strong BP claim for $14,000 in lost wages, BP pays you $6,000 and hope to be done with you, in this case you can make another claim to the National Pollution Fund Center for the difference between your original claim $14,000 and the $6,000.
Another important difference between the BP claim setup under Mr. Feinberg is that they will pay you a final payment after 6 month, the National pollution fund center can pay you monthly in up to 3 years for lost income due to the oil spill.
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