Sentences with phrase «of victim compensation»

After 49 people were killed by a gunman inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in June 2016, the office's Bureau of Victim Compensation received 304 claims and deemed 279 eligible — a 92 percent approval rate.

But a month after the shootings, the Attorney General's Office's Bureau of Victim Compensation has so far paid just $ 15,000 for two funerals, and information provided by Bondi's office reveals that victims will have to wade through considerable bureaucracy to keep Bondi to the promises she made on that terrible night.

This documentary examines the legal, moral, and ethical ramifications of the Victim Compensation Fund and its impact on the civil justice system.

Not exact matches

Feinberg, who most recently advised on compensation issues related to the Boston Marathon bombing, was hired by GM as a consultant to advise the automaker how to respond to families of accident victims whose vehicles are being recalled for possible ignition switch defects.

From life imprisonment for human traffickers to forcing pimps to pay compensation to their victims, Britain now has some of the world's toughest sanctions against modern slavery.

First, the victim's effort to receive compensation is backed by the power of the state.

Years later, in 2001, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft chose Feinberg to determine payouts of $ 7.1 billion in taxpayer money set aside by Congress for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

An offer for the studio from a group of investors led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras - Sweet failed to produce a deal earlier this year, after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil lawsuit against the company and demanded more compensation for Harvey Weinstein's victims.

* Removal of the «cap» on compensation to accident victims.

In the province of Québec, Québec's securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), administers a compensation fund (the Fonds d'indemnisation des services financiers) which can compensate victims for losses resulting from fraud where the fraud is committed during the distribution of financial products or services.

In Germany during the 1990s, victims of forced and slave labor during the Holocaust negotiating a compensation agreement with the German government objected that financial reparations alone would amount to blood money, an appeasement through payoff.

When this pope comes out with full disclosure, punishment for the offenders and compensation for the victims of the $ ex abuse consipiracy, then I will have respect for him.

Victims of child abuse at residential homes in Northern Ireland have urged the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland to set aside money for compensation.

Strange that the pedophile cases have been taken to civil courts instead of criminal courts by the families of the victims for compensation.

The report criticised the Church for «rushing to judgment» by paying out compensation of almost # 17,000 to his alleged victim.

Victims of clerical sexual abuse will find it easier to bring compensation claims against the Catholic Church after a judge ruled it can be held responsible for the wrongdoings of its priests.

The main thrust of his new book, and its most powerful and original feature, consists of a series of highly specific charges about the greed and rapacity of Jewish organizations seeking compensation for victims of the Holocaust, especially the WJC.

Before these bodies could report» and probably because im partial investigation was likely to reveal a very different picture from that suggested by the WJC» the WJC added two further demands to the Swiss authorities: compensation for refugees allegedly denied asylum by the Swiss during the war, and compensation for bars of gold sold to Switzerland by Nazi Germany that were allegedly made from the fillings of victims» teeth.

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The current bishop has already announced compensation will be awarded to victims by the end of the year.

CSW's chief executive Mervyn Thomas said: «CSW stands in solidarity with the victims of this horrendous crime and calls for justice to be served and compensation to be delivered without further delay.

More than anything else, the commission wanted to provide former political prisoners and victims of torture with moral compensation.

Those principles have never wavered and have always been to build a movie studio led by a board of directors made up of a majority of independent women, save about 150 jobs, protect the small businesses who are owed money and create a victims» compensation fund that would supplement existing insurance coverage for those who have been harmed.

But what about compensation for the real victims of Mead Johnson's mistruths?

The Diocese of Rockville Centre announced it would become the third local Roman Catholic diocese to begin an Independent Compensation and Reconciliation Program to provide monetary settlements to victims of clergy sexual abuse that can no longer be prosecuted.

An organization of attorneys who represent victims of child abuse released a report this week criticizing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany for not establishing a new compensation program for victims, as many other dioceses across New York have done.

Gordon Brown was forced into a 180 degree policy change yesterday following a weekend of widespread criticism over his refusal to offer government support to the families of victims of the IRA in their case for compensation against the Libyan government.

In 2010 the Treasury was authorised by the new coalition government to make compensation payments but today's report reveals it has fallen well short of its targets in compensating the victims.

Earlier, President Mahama, at a rally in Hohoe, assured victims of the communal violence that broke out between indigenes and some Zongo youth of compensation.

In addition, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act will reopen the victims» compensation fund for rescue workers who were hurt as a result of Compensation Act will reopen the victims» compensation fund for rescue workers who were hurt as a result of compensation fund for rescue workers who were hurt as a result of the attacks.

«So we propose a major simplification of the compensation scheme, increasing the amount of support provided to victims of the most serious crimes and making payments quicker.»

«On Sunday, January 2, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 847, the «James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,» which establishes the World Trade Center Health Program and extends and expands eligibility for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation FCompensation Act,» which establishes the World Trade Center Health Program and extends and expands eligibility for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fcompensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation FCompensation Fund of 2001.

Victim Support chief executive Helen Reeves said: «We are pleased that the green paper seeks to address some of our long - standing concerns, including delays in providing help after an incident, stopping means - tested benefits when victims receive compensation, and the overall lack of resources for victim services - which results in a postcode lottery for many victims.&Victim Support chief executive Helen Reeves said: «We are pleased that the green paper seeks to address some of our long - standing concerns, including delays in providing help after an incident, stopping means - tested benefits when victims receive compensation, and the overall lack of resources for victim services - which results in a postcode lottery for many victims.&victim services - which results in a postcode lottery for many victims.»

Part of the terms of the settlement stated that the Federal Government «undertakes to pay, without delay, compensation in the summer of N50 billion in full and final sum to the victims, their families and communities as contained in Schedule 4 (1) to this terms of settlement».

After four years, the president has announced a compensation package for the victims of the chaos ahead of the elections.

Speaking during an interaction with the people of Hohoe on Wednesday October 19 as part of his campaign tour of the Volta Region, Mr Mahama said processes have begun to identify the victims to benefit from the compensation.

3News has gathered that a year on, none of the victims has received insurance compensation from the insurers of the accident vehicle or even the presidency on whose assignment they had that fatal accident.

Victims of the presidential press corps accident that resulted in the death of one journalist a year today, are yet to be given any form of compensation, 3News can authoritatively state.

King and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.), the key sponsor of the Zadroga reauthorization in the Senate, said they have no problem with expanding the compensation program to other terrorism victims, but oppose another five - year sunset provision.

Of the N88bn, the sum of N50bn is for the compensation of the victims, while N38bn is for the purpose of the destruction of the landmines and rebuilding of public buildings affected by the war, which took place between 1967 and 1970, mainly in the South - East geopolitical zone and some parts of the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zoneOf the N88bn, the sum of N50bn is for the compensation of the victims, while N38bn is for the purpose of the destruction of the landmines and rebuilding of public buildings affected by the war, which took place between 1967 and 1970, mainly in the South - East geopolitical zone and some parts of the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zoneof N50bn is for the compensation of the victims, while N38bn is for the purpose of the destruction of the landmines and rebuilding of public buildings affected by the war, which took place between 1967 and 1970, mainly in the South - East geopolitical zone and some parts of the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zoneof the victims, while N38bn is for the purpose of the destruction of the landmines and rebuilding of public buildings affected by the war, which took place between 1967 and 1970, mainly in the South - East geopolitical zone and some parts of the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zoneof the destruction of the landmines and rebuilding of public buildings affected by the war, which took place between 1967 and 1970, mainly in the South - East geopolitical zone and some parts of the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zoneof the landmines and rebuilding of public buildings affected by the war, which took place between 1967 and 1970, mainly in the South - East geopolitical zone and some parts of the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zoneof public buildings affected by the war, which took place between 1967 and 1970, mainly in the South - East geopolitical zone and some parts of the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zoneof the South - South and the North - Central geopolitical zones.

Other purposes the amount will serve include compensation of the victims, and the reconstruction of public buildings in some parts of the states affected by the war.

He therefore sought the help of Parliament to demand from the police a public findings of their inquiry into the matter, take up the medical bills and provide adequate compensation to the victim.

Congress allowed the World Trade Center Health Program to expire in September this year, and the Victims Compensation Fund, which provides funding for 9/11 first responders and their families in the event of illness, is set to expire in 2016.

Goodlatte's bill would significantly modify the Zadroga plan — extending it by five years instead of permanently reauthorizing it, and cutting compensation payments for victims by as much as 60 percent.

The committee recommended payment of those compensations to the victims among others.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Justice announced today that since it reopened in 2011, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has paid over $ 1.52 billion to first responders, recovery workers, and residents who suffered physical ha

Unite the union with Terry Rooney MP acted swiftly to bring to the attention of the Government a consequence of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 and related legislation which ran contrary to an agreement the union had brokered in 2006 to exempt T&N victims from the requirement to repay DWP benefits from their compensation.

There are legitimate accidents every day and many of those who seek compensation are innocent victims of circumstance, left traumatised and injured.

«We know that for many innocent victims of violent crime, a compensation payment from CICA is one of the key things they receive to show that society recognises what they have suffered.»

«This will ensure that victims have quick and easy access to compensation and that insurers can recover costs from the liable party, which in the majority of cases is anticipated to be the manufacturer,» he said.