Now well over a year since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has filed suit against Ken Feinberg, often referred to as the “oil spill pay czar,” on the basis that he is in violation of the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act. Does the lawsuit have merit? Why was it filed? We examine these questions in an interview with both Hood and Feinberg.
First, some background on the suit that was filed. AG Hood filed a lawsuit against Ken Feinberg, whose official title is administrator of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund. In it, Hood states that the handling of the oil spill claims is in violation of the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Hood states that Feinberg has repeatedly refused to turn over documents that could be examined and used to prove if the Gulf Coast Claims Facility is operating properly within the law. Hood alleges that Feinberg has failed to produce the documents that he subpoenaed in February.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
