BP Wins Court Victory Over Gulf Oil Spill Claims Administration

A federal appellate court, divided 2-1, has ordered the trial judge presiding over the settlement of Gulf of Mexico oil spill lawsuits to reconsider the formula used to calculate claimants' damages, The New York Times reports. "BP has repeatedly complained about the claims process, arguing that the program’s administrator, Patrick Juneau, was approving fabricated payments for business economic losses based on an unsound interpretation of an agreement the company reached with victims last year," The Times also reports.