5th Circuit Rejects BP's Appeal Over Settlement Payments

The Fifth Circuit, 2-1, rejected BP's argument that a court-appointed claims administrator has misconstrued the terms of a settlement, The Washington Post reports. BP further unsuccessfully argued that businesses claiming economic loss are receiving settlement money even when their injuries can't be traced to the Gulf oil spill, The Post further reports. The majority reasoned that BP agreed to a settlement in which plaintiffs wouldn't have to submit evidence that their claims arose as a result of the oil spill.