The Legacy of the 9/11 Fund and the Minnesota I-35W Bridge-Collapse Fund: Creating a Template for Compensating Victims of Future Mass-Tort Catastrophes

Authors

Michael K. Steenson, Mitchell Hamline School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Publication Information

35 William Mitchell law Review 524 (2009)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze and compare the 9/11 Fund and the Minnesota bridge-collapse compensation scheme for purposes of illustrating the necessary components of any future compensation schemes legislatures consider adopting in cases involving other catastrophes. This article first sets out the primary issues that must be addressed when considering a compensation scheme. It then examines the choices made in the 9/11 Fund and Minnesota’s bridge-collapse compensation scheme. A brief comparison of the two compensation schemes follows to provide the framework for considering the components of future compensation schemes.

Comments

This article is co-authored by Joseph Michael Sayler

Repository Citation

Steenson, Michael K., "The Legacy of the 9/11 Fund and the Minnesota I-35W Bridge-Collapse Fund: Creating a Template for Compensating Victims of Future Mass-Tort Catastrophes" (2009). Faculty Scholarship. 107.
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/facsch/107