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BP Fails to Set Up $20B Compensation Fund

HeadlineJul 27, 2010

BP has failed to make good on its promise to set up a $20 billion compensation fund to pay Gulf oil spill claims. Fund administrator Ken Feinberg said Monday he hasn’t been able to start writing claims checks because he doesn’t want the checks to bounce.

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