Gulfport City Council

Gulfport Files $3.6 Million Lawsuit Against BP

The law firm representing the City of Gulfport in a $3.6 million claim plans to file a lawsuit against the multinational oil company for lost revenues following the Deep Horizon Oil Spill in 2010.

As of Tuesday, April 16, BP had not reached a settlement regarding the $3.6 million claim filed against the oil company on behalf of the City of Gulfport in January. As a result, Attorney Rick Kriseman, representing Motley Rice, LLC, informed city leaders that the firm will move forward with filing a lawsuit against BP. Four months ago Motley Rice, LLC, filed an 11-page claim by the City of Gulfport demanding more than $3.6 million in lost revenues due to a decline in visitors at Gulfport's Marina and Waterfront District after the 2010 BP oil spill. Kriseman addressed Gulfport City Council on Tuesday night, stating that BP is not in fact being a "good neighbor" and helping municipalities like their national commercials try to portray. …

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Gulfport Claims $3.6 Million in BP Oil Spill Losses

The City of Gulfport claims a decline in tourists and visitors resulted in more than $3.6 million dollars in lost revenues following the Deep Horizon Oil Spill in 2010.

An 11-page claim by the City of Gulfport demands more than $3.6 million in lost revenue due to a decline in visitors at Gulfport's Marina and Waterfront District after the 2010 BP oil spill. The law firm Motley Rice, LLC filed the claim in January on behalf of the city seeking economic damages. "The City has suffered, and will continue to suffer, injuries and damages due to the fact that it has been unable to collect revenue and other economic benefits due to the decline in tourism and declining interest in visiting the City as a result of the pollution and damage to the Gulf region done by the Oil Spill," according to the claim. The decline in tourists and visitors affected many of the revenues collected from various services and taxes in…

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BP to Give County $500K to Promote Tourism, Seafood

Due to lingering negative perceptions of the Gulf seafood industry following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP will give Pinellas County money to help promote a local seafood festival and an episode of "Emeril's Florida."

Pinellas County is set to receive $500,000 from BP due to the linger effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. According to county documents, the grant money will go to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau so it can "conduct two major programs: to dispel negative Gulf seafood impression and generate tourism to Pinellas County." "While tourism has rebounded in the two years since the 'Deepwater Horizon' oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, the local seafood industry has not. Despite repeated statements from scientists that Gulf of Mexico seafood is safe to eat, the perception still persists that Gulf seafood is tainted." The two programs the CVB will be promoting with marketing dollars are The St. Petersburg & the Bay …

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