The Never Ending Stories from September 11th

It's hard to believe that we are coming upon the fifth anniversary of September 11th. It only seems like yesterday that our televisions were filled with images of the towers tumbling down and the looks of despair in the faces of those who were desperately searching for their loved ones. Out of that tragedy, the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund was created for those who lost loved ones in the attack. In order to maximize the compensation for the families of the victims, contingency fees by attorneys representing families were disfavored. One law firm, Simmons, Jannace & Stagg, was asked by a widow of one of the victims to represent her in a case whereby an attorney who represented her before the Victims Compensation Fund, was seeking a contingency fee of $2,000,000. As a result of her representation by this law firm, the Federal Court decided that it was not in their jurisdiction to preside over such a case and the case was then remanded to the state courts to be litigated. This is just one of the many thousands of stories that came out of that fateful day almost five years ago.