One Fund Not Like the Others
 

??Before his handling of all claims related to the BP oil disaster, Kenneth Feinberg and his law firm handled the claims of the 9/11 Victims Compensation and Agent Orange Settlement funds. According to a report by Advocates for Environmental Human Rights (AEHR), the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) ? which serve as Feinberg's claims processing points in the field ? are unlike their predecessors in one very important respect: The report found that, unlike the 9/11 and Agent Orange funds, the GCCF has denied all health-related claims, citing "lack of medical proof of causation."? [ Read more ]

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