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Orange County Oil Spill Settlement

Last verified September 18, 2026Source: jndHow ClaimWatch verifies cases

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Where this case stands

Under appeal since October 22, 2024

An appeal was filed after the settlement was approved. Payments are on hold until the appeal is resolved, which commonly adds a year or more.

Pending in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (No. 8:21-cv-01628-DOC(JDEx)).

  1. October 4, 2021
    Case filed
  2. November 30, 2023
    Case closed by the court
  3. October 22, 2024
    Appeal filed

    Payments wait until the appeal is resolved.

What happened

Amplify Energy Corporation allegedly caused an oil spill in Orange County. The company is paying to settle claims related to the spill.

Do you qualify?

The settlement applies to the Orange County Oil Spill class members, though specific criteria are not detailed on this page.

How to file

According to the notice received, claimants should review their Settlement Class description and click the link to their Settlement Class website to proceed with filing a claim.

Common questions

What is the status of the Orange County Oil Spill Settlement?
Under appeal since October 22, 2024. An appeal was filed after the settlement was approved. Payments are on hold until the appeal is resolved, which commonly adds a year or more.
Is the Orange County Oil Spill Settlement notice real, or a scam?
JND Legal Administration is the court-appointed administrator. Claims are filed only at ocoilspillsettlement.com. Filing is always free, and no administrator asks for payment or a full Social Security number by email or text.How to tell a real settlement notice from a scam →
Who are the attorneys in the Orange County Oil Spill Settlement?
For the plaintiffs: Richard D. McCune (McCune Law Group APC); Conte C. Cicala (Withers Bergman LLP); Neil E. Giles (Hall Maines Lugrin, PC); James Clifton Hall , III (Hall Maines Lugrin, PC). For Amplify Energy Corporation: Holly Renee Rioux-Lefebvre (Kirkland and Ellis LLP); Thomas M. Fedeli (Clyde and Co LLP); Brittany L. Sukiennik (Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP); Philip R Lempriere (Schwabe Williamson and Wyatt PC). From the public court docket.

Who's involved

Plaintiffs

  • HCC International Insurance Co. PLC(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • TRAVELERS SYNDICATE MANAGEMENT LTD (LLOYDS SYNDICATE 5000)(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • THE CHAUCER GROUP (LLOYDS SYNDICATE 1084)(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • MUNICH RE SYNDICATE LIMITED (LLOYDS SYNDICATE 0457)(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • AXIS CORPORATE CAPITAL UK LTD (LLOYDS SYNDICATE 1686)(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • ANTARES SYNDICATE 1274 (LLOYDS SYNDICATE 1274)(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • TALBOT UNDERWRITING LTD. (LLOYDS SYNDICATE 1183)(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • AEGIS LONDON (LLOYDS SYNDICATE 1225)(Intervenor Plaintiff)

+ 57 more

Defendants

  • Cosco Shipping Lines Co. Ltd.(Intervenor Defendant)
  • Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor d/b/a Marine Exchange of Southern California(Intervenor Defendant)
  • COSTAMARE SHIPPING CO., S.A.(Intervenor Defendant)
  • DOES(Intervenor Defendant)
  • MSC DANIT(Intervenor Defendant)
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.(Intervenor Defendant)
  • M/V Beijing
  • M/V MSC DANIT

+ 28 more

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