Archives for December 2014

On December 8, 2014, the United States Supreme Court declined request for a review of the Fifth Circuit’s rulings upholding the District Court’s Final Approval Order of the Settlement Agreement. Accordingly, the Effective Date of the Settlement Agreement is December 8, 2014, and the final deadline for filing all claims other than those that fall…

Read More about Final Claim Filing Deadline to submit BP Claims Is Set For June 8, 2015

The law firms of Reeves & Mestayer (Biloxi) and Cunningham & Bounds (Mobile) filed a joint multi-count class action lawsuit today (Dec. 11) against Singing River Health System, Board of Trustees, TransAmerica Retirement, KPMG, Chris Anderson, Michael Crews, Stephanie Barnes Taylor, and 11 others in the Southern District Federal Court. “This is the first federal…

Read More about Reeves & Mestayer file joint Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against SRHS, TransAmerica, KPMG and others

Matthew Mestayer, during an interview with WLOX, talks about the good news… the U.S. Supreme Court rejects BP’s settlement challenge! Quote from WLOX interview: “I’m very hopeful and very excited things will pick up speed and get this done,” Mestayer said. “Because small businesses, I mean I run a small business, small businesses we need…

Read More about Reeves & Mestayer Believe BP Payments Will Be Moving Faster

With today’s Supreme Court ruling, BP can no longer avoid the payment of claims. After two years attacking and delaying the very settlement they agreed to, compensation payments to those affected by the BP Oil Spill will stop being delayed and should start flowing at a much faster rate. If you haven’t filed a business…

Read More about The U.S. Supreme Court rejected BP’s settlement challenge… GREAT news for the entire Gulf Coast!