dojN001787.xml
Title
dojN001787.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Date Entered
2002-01-15
September 11 Email: Body
Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:11 PM
Victims Compensation Fund
January 15,2002
To our Elected Officials:
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, Congress enacted the Victims Compensation Fund of 2001 P.L. 107-42, to compensate the relatives of the victims of that brutal attack. As you know this fund was enacted as part of a comprehensive package which bailed out the airline industry and imposed restrictions on the rights of the victims relatives. We implore upon you, as our elected officials, to demand changes to the interim rules issued by Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master. Mr. Feinberg took the fiduciary responsibility to act on behalf of the relatives of the victims and, as it stands, the rules fail to satisfy the letter and the spirit of the legislation.
Specifically, we request that you act on our behalf and demand the following changes to the interim rules:
1.Collateral sources: The victims relatives are being asked to give uninformed consent to a fund that has a significant possibility to provide little to no compensation. The deduction of insurance proceeds, pension funds, 401K proceeds and other collateral sources should be eliminated from the terms of the fund. To penalize a victim for acting with responsibility and compassion for their loved ones is unjust.
2. Consistency: The arbitrary income limits imposed be the Special Master are inconsistent. The victims were murdered precisely because of the jobs they held, and where they worked the World Trade Center, the Financial capital of the world, the embodiment of financial success. Those who achieved such success should see that reflected in their awards.
3. Non-economic rewards: Mr. Feinberg has arbitrarily restricted the award for pain and suffering. In the words of Rep. Peter King every death is tragic. A murder is particularly tragic. But to have your loved one murdered in a burning building in full view of the world in a scene which will be repeated in the media for decades to come is a horror these families will never escape from The Special Master cannot take it upon himself too restrict the rights of the families. Therefore, we request that the interim rules be amended to more appropriately compensate the victims families for the immeasurable pain and suffering endured by our loved ones.
As Mayor Giuliani stated in his farewell address: we have an obligation to the people who did die Their families need to be protected just as if they had been alive, financially and every other way that we can help and assist their families There should be no compromise about that ever . We request that the interim
rules be amended and redefined to the extent that collateral sources are not deducted from the recovery; arbitrary income caps are not imposed; compensation for pain and suffering more accurately reflect the unimaginable horror which was suffered by the victims.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Victims Compensation Fund
January 15,2002
To our Elected Officials:
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, Congress enacted the Victims Compensation Fund of 2001 P.L. 107-42, to compensate the relatives of the victims of that brutal attack. As you know this fund was enacted as part of a comprehensive package which bailed out the airline industry and imposed restrictions on the rights of the victims relatives. We implore upon you, as our elected officials, to demand changes to the interim rules issued by Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master. Mr. Feinberg took the fiduciary responsibility to act on behalf of the relatives of the victims and, as it stands, the rules fail to satisfy the letter and the spirit of the legislation.
Specifically, we request that you act on our behalf and demand the following changes to the interim rules:
1.Collateral sources: The victims relatives are being asked to give uninformed consent to a fund that has a significant possibility to provide little to no compensation. The deduction of insurance proceeds, pension funds, 401K proceeds and other collateral sources should be eliminated from the terms of the fund. To penalize a victim for acting with responsibility and compassion for their loved ones is unjust.
2. Consistency: The arbitrary income limits imposed be the Special Master are inconsistent. The victims were murdered precisely because of the jobs they held, and where they worked the World Trade Center, the Financial capital of the world, the embodiment of financial success. Those who achieved such success should see that reflected in their awards.
3. Non-economic rewards: Mr. Feinberg has arbitrarily restricted the award for pain and suffering. In the words of Rep. Peter King every death is tragic. A murder is particularly tragic. But to have your loved one murdered in a burning building in full view of the world in a scene which will be repeated in the media for decades to come is a horror these families will never escape from The Special Master cannot take it upon himself too restrict the rights of the families. Therefore, we request that the interim rules be amended to more appropriately compensate the victims families for the immeasurable pain and suffering endured by our loved ones.
As Mayor Giuliani stated in his farewell address: we have an obligation to the people who did die Their families need to be protected just as if they had been alive, financially and every other way that we can help and assist their families There should be no compromise about that ever . We request that the interim
rules be amended and redefined to the extent that collateral sources are not deducted from the recovery; arbitrary income caps are not imposed; compensation for pain and suffering more accurately reflect the unimaginable horror which was suffered by the victims.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
September 11 Email: Date
2002-01-15
Collection
Citation
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