Perspective
Oct. 7, 2010
Disaster Recovery in San Bruno: Who's Responsible?
The San Bruno pipeline explosion raises the question of how victims of such disasters should be compensated. By Lee S. Harris of Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad & Harris.
Very few people are "good" at dealing with financial problems following the loss of the foundations of their lives, their homes and possibly their loved ones. Unfortunately the initial payouts are usually a relatively small amount compared to the large scope of the problem. The question then becomes who should - or should be required - to step up to the plate and how fairly will they handle their responsibility?
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