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Manhattan Institute Center For Legal Policy Conference

9/11 Victim Compensation Fund:
Successes, Failures, and Lessons for Tort Reform

Thursday, January 13, 2005
8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Hotel
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.

The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund was established by Congress in the wake of the terrorist attacks. To participate in the Fund, families of 9/11 victims had to sign away their rights to sue and agree to receive fixed compensation as determined by special master Kenneth Feinberg. The Fund finished processing claims in June of this year, having handled 7,300 complaints comprising 98% of all eligible families.

The Manhattan Institute is bringing together some of the leading intellectuals and practitioners to evaluate the successes and failures of the Fund and apply those lessons to possible administrative compensation schemes that might serve as a new template for tort reform.

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8:30 AM

Check In (coffee and continental breakfast)

9:00 AM

Opening Remarks
Jay Lefkowitz, Former White House policy advisor to President George W. Bush

9:20 - 10:35 AM

First Panel: "Reflections on the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund"
Peter Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law, Yale University
Richard Bieder, 9/11 steering committee
Anthony Sebok, Brooklyn Law School
Moderator: Stuart Taylor, National Journal

10:45 AM - 12:00

Second Panel: "9/11 Victim Compensation Fund: Is it model for tort reform?"
Daniel Troy, immediate past general counsel for Food and Drug Administration
Robert Reville, Director of the RAND Institute for Civil Justice
Walter Olson, Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow
Moderator: Alex Raksin, Los Angeles Times

12 - 12:30 PM

Reception

12:30 PM

Luncheon Keynote Address:
Kenneth Feinberg, 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Special Master
Introducer James R. Copland, Director, Center for Legal Policy

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But if you accept and find you are unable to attend, please be sure to let us know.

Questions? Lindsay M. Young, Communications Director, Manhattan Institute, 212-599-7000 EXT. 315, or lmy@manhattan-institute.org.

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