Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. November 17, 2001 Facsimile Transmission Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Department of Justice 301-519-5956 Dear Mr. Zwick: I write to comment on the issues arising in the administration of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. In addition to forty years of study of procedural issues, I have served as Reporter to the Civil Rules Committee and as President of the Private Adjudication Center while it conducted proceedings in about seven thousand matters involving the Dalkon Shield intrauterine birth control device. 1. All the claims should be governed by the same settled governing law, whatever that is to be. That is to say that there should be no occasion to listen to conflict of laws arguments. 2. If a matrix can be devised quickly for settling many of the claims, that would be a useful way to proceed with dispatch. But the matrix should not be binding on claimants. 3. It is important that those claimants seeking an oral hearing be given one before a competent and considerate hearing officer. This will be an important step in emotional closure for many of the claimants. A take-it-or-leave it offer based on a matrix would leave some claimants fuming for decades. 4. It is not necessary to hear expert witnesses in person. For them, affidavits should suffice unless the hearing officer or special master for some reason, after reading the affidavit, asks to see and hear the witness. Doubtless one of the investment brokers killed was on track to earn a billion dollars in a few years, but the hearing officer should not have to listen to that sort of expert testimony. 5. It is important to clarify the provisions bearing on collateral sources. Congress wants to prevent double payments. Care must be taken to avoid double deductions. Also, if the deceased had the foresight to buy life insurance for the benefit of his family from his own personal funds, the family should not be denied that additional benefit. I hope these thoughts are useful. Sincerely yours Individual Comment Durham, NC September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000412.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-17