DONOVAN LAW GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Executive Branch Officials
- S Administration of the BP Compensation Fund
In his brief, Kenneth R. Feinberg self-servingly argues that the U.S. Supreme Court's review is needed to ensure that the Fifth Circuit's rulings in this case do not compromise the ability of future programs like the Deepwater Horizon Fund "to serve as viable, much-needed alternatives to conventional mass tort litigation."
Kenneth Feinberg uses the fear of costly and protracted litigation to coerce victims of the BP oil spill to accept grossly inadequate settlements from GCCF. During town hall meetings organized to promote GCCF, Feinberg repeatedly tells victims of the BP oil spill, "the litigation route in court will mean uncertainty, years of delay and a big cut for the lawyers." "I am determined to come up with a system that will be more generous, more beneficial, than if you go and file a lawsuit." "It is not in your interest to tie up you and the courts in years of uncertain protracted litigation when there is an alternative that has been created," Feinberg says. He adds, "I take the position, if I don't find you eligible, no court will find you eligible." Mr. Feinberg intentionally fails to mention that litigation is not the only alternative to GCCF.
Kenneth R. Feinberg and Feinberg Rozen, LLP, D.B.A. GCCF are neither named Defendants in any master complaint in MDL 2179 nor on the list of "Released Parties" in the Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement.
In sum, the MDL 2179 Court concedes that it never contemplated Feinberg, et al. would be Defendants in MDL 2179. Nevertheless, the MDL 2179 Court and the PSC effectively ensure that Feinberg, et al. will not be held accountable in the near future by the following means:
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- Risk Management Services / the Development Executive Group
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- President of the Louisiana Shrimp Association
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- Chairman of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Addressed the Lexecon Decision in His Article, "a View from the Panel
: Part of the Solution," 82 Tulane L. Rev. 2225 (2008). The following is an excerpt from Judge Heyburn's article.
Judge Heyburn points out that five appropriate strategies are available by which the Lexecon conundrum may be avoided:
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Engineer
- Member of the Florida Bar
Brian J. Donovan is an attorney and engineer with over thirty-nine years of international business experience. He is uniquely qualified to cost-effectively combine excellent legal and engineering skills with the practical cultural, political and financial advice necessary to ensure his client's success.
His practice, which primarily focuses on business law (U.S. and international), securities law and corporate law, has involved the following matters:
Brian is a member of The Florida Bar, The U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Finance and Industry and Who's Who in the World.
Job Titles:
- Claims Administrator for the Transition
- Claims Administrator of the Transition Process
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- Vista Research ( a Division of Standard & Poor 's )
Tampa, FL (August 12, 2013) - Robert Dudley, CEO of BP, recently told Bloomberg Businessweek he believes the deal BP made with the MDL 2179 plaintiffs' steering committee to complete the process of paying legitimate victims of the oil spill is "not right for America." Dudley stated, "… millions of dollars are going out to pay people who suffered, in many cases, no losses from the spill. And this is just not right. I don't think it's right for America. When you make an agreement and you don't have the faith and the trust that agreement is going to be interpreted the way you expect, it's not good for America."