Mississippi Attorney General Mr. Jim Hood !

Mississippi AG Jim Hood has just made a strong statement on behalf of all Mississippi bp claimants.  So far, gccf processes have been cloudy and deceptive, perhaps unfair, and slow.  We doubt that the court will take control of the gccf, and we certainly do not wish for needless litigation and expense.  We have been discussing these same issues with our personal contacts within the gccf for at least a month.  Speed, accuracy, transparency...  Thank you, Jim Hood, for delivering a swift kick...

HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -  Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has filed a motion asking the federal judge handling the BP multi-district litigation to take control of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility claims process.

In a statement filed Monday Hood asked the court to take control in order to correct the deficiencies in the GCCF in order to facilitate the timely and just processing of claims.

Hood said, "I want Mr. Feinberg to continue paying claims, but I want the process to be transparent, fair and fast.  If the court does not take control, we will be sending Mr. Feinberg a civil investigative demand which will inevitably lead to needless litigation and expense."

This filing follows numerous letters between the Gulf States Attorneys General, BP and Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator Kenneth Feinberg, which have met with only limited success.

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