Ken Feinberg reaches deal to pay subsistence claims for commercial fishermen who consume a portion of their catch

Commercial fishers and American Indians – but not recreational anglers – can finally be compensated for expenses they incurred when last year’s oil spill took away their ability to feed themselves and their families using the seafood they would have caught in fouled Gulf waters. So-called “loss of subsistence” claims have befuddled Kenneth Feinberg’s Gulf … Continue reading Ken Feinberg reaches deal to pay subsistence claims for commercial fishermen who consume a portion of their catch