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"Ken Feinberg Offers Third Option for Gulf Oil Spill Claims Payments" [1]

"Gulf oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg introduced a new option Monday to the 170,000 claimants who have already received an emergency payment, offering 'quick' payments of $5,000 to individuals and $25,000 to businesses who are willing to sign away their rights to sue."

David Hammer reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune December 13, 2010. [2]

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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [2], 12/14/2010
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