N002206
Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:45 AM
(no subject)
To Whom It May Concern
First, I wish to request any available information concerning the Victims
Compensation Act and the enrollment process. My brother-in-law was killed
during the WTC attack, as he was on the 95th floor of the North building. I
am attempting to assist his wife in the processing of benefits that she is
eligible for. My name and contact information are listed below.
Next I would like to address the provisions of the Act. Some criticism
has come from familles that believe that the fund is insufficient and
lacking. I personally feel that the government is being more then generous
in it's efforts to provide compensation to the victims. I have persuaded my
sister-in-law to pursue this avenue that is available to her and to disregard
the legions of plaintiffs attorneys that have been attempting to derail this
process. We have been subjected to numerous attorneys encroaching upon our
families grief in an effort to ingratiate their pockets. If any piece of
legislation should have been passed, it should have been a law protecting
victims from attorney solicitations. As early as the second day after the
attack, we had attorneys calling us, attempting to allow them to represent
us, and no doubt, initiate a law suit. What I would like to see is the DOJ
initiate actions against these attorney's that are steering the victims to
institute class action suits against the airlines and Bin Laden. I truly
believe that in the end, the victims will not receive additional compensation
to this fund, and will be victimized again when they see how much their
attorneys will walk away with.
I also wish to say that I believe that the rules set up for the
disbursement of the fund are both fair and adequate. I believe that other
forms of compensation that the families received should be deducted from the
total sum of the payment. I also believe that the total sum should be means
tested. Since this is taxpayer money, it should not be a "free for all." I
believe that people are becoming greedy and should be thankful for what is
being provided, instead of looking for more. I also believe that families
that receive large sums of money from insurance payouts should be zeroed out,
as they have been provided for. I would encourage you not to bend to those
who find the fund inadequate, and proceed on your original establishment of
the rules. For there to even be such a fund available, is remarkable. If
any of these people had simply died by any other means, they would not have
any of this money available to them.
Individual Comment
Newark, DE