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Article: U.S. gears up September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.
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- Defense Counsel Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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In the aftermath of the hijacked airplane attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress enacted and the U.S. President signed into law the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (H.R. 2926; P.L. 107-42), Title IV of which establishes the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. (A description of the provisions of the act appears in "September 11 Attacks Spawn Airline Industry Help," in "Conning the IADC Newsletters," page 107 of this issue of Defense Counsel Journal.)
The purpose of the Victim Compensation Fund is to provide quick and no-fault compensation to persons who were physically injured, or to the personal representatives of ...
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... ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General John Ashcroft talks about naming Kenneth Feinberg as the Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Monday, November 26, 2001. (KRT) NC KD BL 2001 (Vert) (gsb) Document Name|US NEWS ...
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