No one can seriously deny the impact of the BP oil spill on businesses along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Clearly, in many instances, there has been a direct correlation between the spill and what are undoubtedly staggering losses for certain businesses.

Few would suggest these businesses should not be compensated. One of the primary factors that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility — commonly referred to as the GCCF — will look at is proximity to the spill. The entity was created to administer the $20 billion fund established by BP to compensate oil spill victims,

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