The Plaintiffs’s Steering Committee for the BP oil spill consolidated litigation will host a free one-day conference open to lawyers and CPAs. Members of the PSC will explain the details of the settlement and review all the information attorneys and accountants who represent businesses and individuals need to know to determine if their clients have a claim and how to file such a claim in the settlement program. The conference is called BP Settlement Recovery Conference: How the Settlement Provides for Recovery to Businesses and Individuals who Experienced a Decline in Revenue in 2010. It will be held in eight different locations. Registration is free.

According to program information, the conference will “detail the financial formulas to determine how businesses and individuals, even those far from the coast, become eligible for payment.” Those in attendance also will “learn about the criteria for filing claims and hear first-hand from the individuals that obtained the settlement how it will work and the very broad range of businesses and individuals.”

Locations:

Agenda:

9:00a – 10:00a – Class Eligibility and Administrative Processes

10:00a – 12:00p – Business Economic Losses

12:00p – 1:15p – Lunch

1:15p – 2:00p – Seafood Compensation Program

3:30p – 3:45p – Break

3:45p – 4:30p – Damages (Including Coastal Real Property Damages, Wetland Real Property Damages, Real Estate Sales Losses, Vessels of Opportunity and Vessel Damages)

4:30p – 5:00 – Medical Benefits

You may pre-register for the seminar you wish to attend. Register online or by phone at (215) 837-9353. For questions or additional information, contact Sharon Boothe at (610) 644-3943. If you do not pre-register, please arrive at the event no later than 8 a.m. so that your registration can be processed. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) for the seminars will be requested from the following states: Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.