A Virginia law firm plans to object to a special master’s criticism of its role in the distribution of claims on the $9.6 billion settlement with BP PLC over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

FBI director Louis Freeh, hired by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans to investigate accusations of potential corruption in the distribution process, found no conflicts of interest in the administration of claims.

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