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BP spill claims administrator urges dismissal of lawsuit

The administrator of BP Plc's settlement with thousands of people and businesses who sued over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill urged a federal judge on Monday to end the company's lawsuit over how he determines damages claims.BP had last month urged U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans to issue an emergency order to stop court-appointed administrator Patrick Juneau from paying out "absurd" amounts based on inflated or fictitious claims.The oil company originally expected the March 2012 class-action settlement to resolve economic and health claims by more than 100,000 individuals and businesses to cost $7.8 billion.But damages are not capped, and BP's estimate of the cost grew to $8.5 billion by year end. It said Juneau's methods give him too much leeway to boost payouts, potentially by billions of dollars, and make payments for damage that never took place.In Monday court filings, lawyers for Juneau said he deserves judicial immunity from being sued over his work, saying t...

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