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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
![Gerald Herbert FILE - The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico on April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eb0ec2f660b745468b7d1f5e293d95fb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico on April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - Oil makes a pattern in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/433c4052a3364689af7b272ab4c17487/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Oil makes a pattern in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
![George Walker Iv John Maas looks through legal documents Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/db0da08466a3420e9ccbcb78183f6052/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
John Maas looks through legal documents Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
![Patrick Semansky FILE - A plane drops chemicals to help disperse oil from a leaking pipeline that resulted from last week's explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, April 27, 2010. When the deadly explosion destroyed the rig in the Gulf of Mexico, tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up the environmental devastation. These workers were exposed to crude oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bc20c7a947b94948a11d4e231c45949b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A plane drops chemicals to help disperse oil from a leaking pipeline that resulted from last week's explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, April 27, 2010. When the deadly explosion destroyed the rig in the Gulf of Mexico, tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up the environmental devastation. These workers were exposed to crude oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
![George Walker Iv Legal documents related to a lawsuit between John Maas and BP are shown Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/717ab72c3f784965855f69858a6d0e88/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Legal documents related to a lawsuit between John Maas and BP are shown Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
![George Walker Iv John Maas poses for a portrait Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7577eb84b95e489dba4924c32a201ac5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
John Maas poses for a portrait Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
![George Walker Iv John Maas poses for a portrait Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/229778730e2b44a1af34affe78631ddd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
John Maas poses for a portrait Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Sparta, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick, including Maas. Attorneys familiar with the issue say he's the only one who has received a settlement after suing. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)