Disaster compensation expert Feinberg appointed to run Boston fund

[dixiegrrrrl]

Source: Reuters

Kenneth Feinberg, the attorney who oversaw compensation funds for victims of the September 11 attacks and the Virginia Tech shootings, will administer the fund for those affected by the Boston Marathon bombing, officials said on Wednesday.

Feinberg will serve as administrator of the One Fund Boston, Governor Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas Menino said in a statement. The fund, unveiled Tuesday, was seeded with a $1 million donation from the financial services firm John Hancock.

As of 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) Wednesday, the fund was up to $7 million, its sponsors said, including donations from more than 8,500 people.

Feinberg, a native of the Boston suburb of Brockton, also ran the BP oil spill fund and the fund for victims of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado in 2012.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/us-usa-explosions-boston-fund-idUSBRE93G1BY20130417

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He gets PAID millions to run these funds.
When he took over the BP compensation fund in Mobile, hundreds of reports of his refusing compensation to residents filled the airwaves.
Shock doctrine at work again. He BENEFITS from our disasters.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

1. When theres money to be made.

These assholes will sniff it out. Pain and suffering equals dollar signs to them.

[Fuddnik]

2. This asshole again?

[graham4anything]

3. Most people would think this was a good thing. $7million already. I think its a good thing.

I myself say Thank you. John Hancock gave $1million to start it.
Not too shabby.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Yeah, he actually gives out any money

and does not collect a HUGE fee for himself.
Which is NOT what happened in previous cases.

[graham4anything]

6. it's irrelevant. There is a time and place. I say Thank you.

I am sure the families and the hurt will also say Thank You.

I know the 9-11 families from my NYC said Thank You.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

7. Its not irrelevant.

And its always the time and place to demand transparency and accountability.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

5. You shouldn't speak for "most people".

http://www.centerjd.org/content/pressure-kenneth-feinberg-disclose-bp-pay-deal


This guy is shady at best.

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. Disaster Capitalism, I believe it is called.

[richdj25]

8. Feinberg is truly a crook

From personal experience, and this comes way before he did the 9/11 thing, he's as shady as they come.

I did work with this guy, and money is no object, as long as it belongs to someone else and it ends up in his pockets....why do folk continue to hire this crook?

[Dan Ken]

11. Do you have a link to where he has been found to be a crook?

If you do, I think the Governor and Mayor should be the people you are talking to, not putting out accusations on a public bulletin board without any facts to go along with your allegations.

If you have some evidence, data, or anything to offer, please do it to those who made the choice of this man to head up the fund here.

[KoKo]

13. YES...folks should just Google him..and check WIKI he REEKS

of Corruption.

[WinkyDink]

9. It bothered me then; it bothers me now. WHY? Look at our MILITARY WOUNDED and DEAD.

DO THEIR FAMILIES GET THOUSANDS, EVEN MILLIONS (9/11)?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

10. What bothers you?

It shouldn't bother you that the victims of these attack were compensated it should bother you that others weren't. Don't use fresh pain and suffering for your own political agenda.

[WinkyDink]

15. Thinking that families of actual veterans ought to take precedence is a "political

agenda"?

This compensation began with Bush; it isn't like it's an age-old American tradition.

And how, pray, do you think the recipients will be chosen? In NYC, nobody injured on the ground got one red cent.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/zilch_from_zadroga_OVXHXJcP8A3g6Igem57V5N

And doesn't terrorism (i.e., with a, ahem, political agenda) need to first be proven before talk of compensation commencse?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

16. Are you listening to yourself?

And doesn't terrorism (i.e., with a, ahem, political agenda) need to first be proven before talk of compensation commencse?

You should honestly be ashamed of yourself. So many people are sitting in the hospital without limbs, a little boy is dead and you're using it for your own soap box.

Yes military families and soldiers should receive better care and compensation but that's not what we're talking about now. This is for the victims of the Boston tragedy start a thread about military families if that's the discussion you want to have.

[KoKo]

12. OMG! NO! Google him and check out Wikipedia.......Horrible Choice!

[OnyxCollie]

17. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Fuddnik]

18. Greg Palast has a lot on him in "Vultures Picnic".

[hepkat]

19. Exactly who is financing this fund?

I mean who could victims bring litigation against in this instance?

I guess the city?
Would they sue the marathon itself?

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Money is privately raised.

They are accepting donations.

anybody can sue anybody for any reason, whether the courts will uphold a suit is another matter.

[hepkat]

21. That makes sense

But just to clarify you cannot sue anybody for any reason. The courts have to allow the suit which is different from upholding a decision.