BP sends letters with no checks to hundreds of oil spill claimants

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http://blog.al.com/live/2010/08/bp_sends_letters_with_no_check.html


On Thursday, Wayne Riser received a letter from BP PLC.

The four-paragraph letter twice referred to an enclosed check to compensate him for income that he lost when the Gulf oil spill all but sunk his boat painting and fiberglass repair business.

"By cashing this check," the letter said, "you acknowledge that BP has paid this amount as compensation for your claimed losses."

All well, Riser said, except there was no check in the envelope.

"I said, 'These hammerheads are holding these checks to where they can draw the interest on the money,'" Riser recalled.

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"It's cruel," said Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon. "It shows just how dysfunctional (BP's) whole process is, and it again counters everything they say about the job they're doing."

BP spokesman Ray Melick said that Worley Catastrophe Response, which the oil giant has hired to write claims checks, described the omissions as the "result of systems issues."

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these Barons are so powerful they laugh in your face

[LiberalAndProud]

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For his part, Riser received a check on Saturday, two days after the checkless letter and some 12 days after he requested expedited payment from BP. The check, Riser said, was made out to "Wayne Kiser."


"systems issues" and "keyboard errors"


keeericed

[CountAllVotes]

2. and of course they didn't know

that the real Wayne Riser could not cash this check being it was not made payable to him - typographical error MY ASS! :mad:

:kick: & recommend.