Hurricane Aftermath Press Kit
Insurance executives and government should act responsibly,
treat people fairly.
October 25 It is unconscionable for Congress to view
the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina as an excuse to reward wealthy,
powerful corporations with a license to pollute, abuse their
workers, and rip off Katrina evacuees. Yet, that is exactly
what the authors of legislation proposed in the U.S. Senate
(S. 1761) have done.
This bill extinguishes the rights of individuals to hold corporations
accountable for violating dozens of federal laws and
regulations and gives government contractors immunity from lawsuits
when they harm residents already devastated by recent hurricanes..
Lawmakers should treat people in the Gulf Coast fairly, not
pass a special interest giveaway to the construction industry,
which spent over $63 million lobbying the federal government
between 1998 and 2004.
Legislative Update: Senators
Propose Rewarding No-Bid Contractors at Victims' Expense
Hurricane Relief Fund
AAJ is using Trial Lawyers Care (TLC), the charitable non-profit
AAJ established to help victims of the September 11 terrorist
attacks, as a vehicle for collecting and distributing aid to
relief organizations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Our goal is to get the most help where it's most needed most
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Past Press Releases
Americans
for Insurance Reform: Legal Case for Payment of Katrina Victims'
Insurance Claims (Sept. 22)
Don’t
Forget the Insurance Companies, Mr. President (Sept. 15)
Sensenbrenner
and Delay Should Stop the Blame Game and Help the Victims of
the Hurricane (Sept 14)
AAJ to Congresswoman
Deborah Pryce: Stop scaring volunteers (Sept. 8)
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