Sen. Nelson pressures BP claims facility, gets resident paid

[Freddie Stubbs]

DESTIN — One resident who has struggled for months to be reimbursed for lost income from the BP oil spill finally received some relief Tuesday, thanks to Sen. Bill Nelson’s office.

Teresa Abraham, who owns a small publishing company that prints tourist-related products, filed an emergency claim with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in November for lost advertising revenue. The claims facility denied the claim in December, citing a lack of documentation despite Abraham submitting backup information.

“It was fantastic the way these guys (Nelson’s staff) assisted me,” Abraham said. “They have worked and worked harder than anything I have ever seen, sometimes checking up daily.

“There are some serious payments I need to make and this will help me begin to make them,” she said.

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