The administrator of BP's compensation fund is trying to persuade Gulf Coast residents not to sue the company, but to take a settlement instead. But many in the region say it's too early to pinpoint their damages. Ask Darren Frickey how much this oil spill has already cost him, and the answer is as simple as it is sad. He has gone from catching $5,000 worth of shrimp a week in Louisiana's bayous to catching none at all. Peering down at the containers on his boat that have been empty for months, Frickey says the hard part is trying to guess when or if he will ever fill them up again. "It's just frustrating. We're waiting on the biologists, somebody to let us know," he says. "I'm in between a rock and hardship right now." 'A Roll Of Dice' Even the biologists might be years away from saying when fishing will return to normal. But in order to get a final settlement from BP, Frickey and his wife, Donna, have to figure out now what their total losses are, and then promise not to sue for more. "I couldn't put a price on it because I really don't know how long it'd be," Donna Frickey says. ...
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