VCF hearing

As you know, I was in D.C. this week with Rich Alles and Lee London of my firm. We brought down dozens of 9/11 responders, and we were joined by 9/11 advocates Jon Stewart and John Feal, Ellie Engler of the United Federation of Teachers and Lila Nordstrom of Studentsof911. In sum, we are making […]

Tune in LIVE tomorrow, Tuesday June 11th at 10 am: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). The hearing will focus on the need to reverse the 50-70% cuts to the awards that so many were waiting on and to permanently reauthorize the VCF. This will […]

The VCF hearing process has been largely uncharted territory, owing in part to the fact that the Zadroga Act did not provide any detailed guidelines for adjudicating contested VCF eligibility and compensation decisions. Indeed, the first such hearings have only taken place within the last year. However, consistent with the purpose of the Act, the […]