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Gulf Coast Fighting for Recompense
With mounting problems from an escalating health crisis and decimated fishing and tourist industries, many consider...[Gulf Coast Claims Facility to give an] inadequate amount of compensation for their loss of livelihood. Feinberg has recently been on a tour of the Gulf Coast, holding public forums where he has often been faced with throngs of enraged residents and fishermen. While Feinberg admits that mistakes have been made in processing claims, he has also said that many claims lack sufficient documentation to warrant payment...The criticism from angry residents, business owners and fishermen of Feinberg’s handling of the GCCF has mounted over the months, and now seems to be at a fever pitch.