“Law's Finest Hour,” Tort Lawyers and 9/11 - Legal Talk Network

Guest Leo V. Boyle recalls the frantic 60 hours after the 9/11 terror attacks of 2001. He calls that time “law’s finest hour” as pro bono tort attorneys collaborated with Congressional leaders to craft the $7 billion victims’ compensation fund.

Boyle shares how lawyers from across the country came together and rushed to head off potentially pointless class action suits in favor of protecting victims, survivors, and their families in apparent contrast to everything he’s ever stood for. What would be the point of winning a judgment if there were no one who could pay? It was a time when everything changed for tort law.

Boyle’s tale coincides with the 20th anniversary of the most horrifying mass murder of our generation. The behind-the-scenes race to protect and provide for families is a story rarely told but truly represents the work so many in tort and workers’ comp law do. Don’t miss this episode.

Special thanks to our sponsor PInow.com.

Super Lawyers, “The Man Behind The Largest Pro Bono Effort In History,” https://www.superlawyers.com/massachusetts/article/the-man-behind-the-largest-pro-bono-effort-in-history/8886dcf0-4a3e-4f63-a817-b427ba2bdf1a.html

Linda Lipsen, AAJ, https://www.justice.org/about-us/leadership/linda-lipsen

Trial Lawyers Care https://archive.justice.org/who-we-are/mission-history/tlc-trial-lawyers-care

source: https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/workers-comp-matters/2021/10/laws-finest-hour-tort-lawyers-and-9-11/

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