A show of hands, please: whose business hasn't been hurt by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? In the wake of the 2010 accident, BP p.I.c. established a fund to compensate businesses for related damages. To date, nearly $5 billion has been handed out to 64,026 claimants, including such diverse representatives of the entrepreneurial spirit as an adult escort agency, a global nuclearconsultancy and even a group of colorectal surgeons, according to BP.
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