Kenneth Feinberg

Kenneth Feinberg named NADN's 2023 Distinguished Neutral of the Year

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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OCALA, Fla., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) is pleased to present their annual Distinguished Neutral of the Year Award to Academy Member, Kenneth R. Feinberg, in recognition of Excellence in Conflict Resolution.

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  • OCALA, Fla., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) is pleased to present their annual Distinguished Neutral of the Year Award to Academy Member, Kenneth R. Feinberg, in recognition of Excellence in Conflict Resolution.
  • On leaving Kennedy's office in 1980, Mr. Feinberg helped to found the Washington office of Kaye Scholer LLP.
  • After 12 years, he started his own firm, the Feinberg Group, which has made history as the "go-to boutique firm" for catastrophic cases.
  • Kenneth Feinberg is perhaps now the best-known figure in the world of dispute resolution.

Bayer announces agreements to resolve major legacy Monsanto litigation

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Bayer announced today a series of agreements that will substantially resolve major outstanding Monsanto litigation, including U.S. Roundup product liability litigation, dicamba drift litigation and PCB water litigation.

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  • Bayer announced today a series of agreements that will substantially resolve major outstanding Monsanto litigation, including U.S. Roundup product liability litigation, dicamba drift litigation and PCB water litigation.
  • The decision to resolve the Roundup litigation enables us to focus fully on the critical supply of healthcare and food.
  • The Roundup agreements are designed as a constructive and reasonable resolution to a unique litigation, said Kenneth R. Feinberg, court-appointed mediator for the settlement talks.
  • Bayer also announced a series of agreements that resolve cases representing most of the companys exposure to PCB water litigation.

Boeing Enlists Ken Feinberg and Camille Biros to Oversee $50 Million Boeing Community Investment Fund to Support Communities Affected by Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Accidents

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Monday, February 17, 2020
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CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has dedicated the remaining $50 million of a previously announced $100 million fund to support humanitarian needs in communities affected by the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has dedicated the remaining $50 million of a previously announced $100 million fund to support humanitarian needs in communities affected by the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents.
  • The Boeing Community Investment Fund will work directly with victims' families to enable them to donate to eligible charities of their choosing.
  • The company will partner once again with Ken Feinberg and Camille Biros on the fund's creation, allocation and distribution.
  • All questions related to the Boeing Community Investment Fund should be directed to the Feinberg Law Offices, c/o Amy Weiss, [email protected] ,or 202-203-0448.

Boeing Dedicates $50 Million of Pledged $100 Million to Near-term Relief for Families of the Victims of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Accidents

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
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CHICAGO, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that it has dedicated $50 million of a previously announced $100 million fund to provide near-term financial assistance to families of the victims of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Flight 302 accidents.

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  • CHICAGO, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that it has dedicated $50 million of a previously announced $100 million fund to provide near-term financial assistance to families of the victims of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Flight 302 accidents.
  • Boeing also announced that it has retained Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros, renowned experts in establishing and overseeing victims' compensation funds, to design and administer the fund.
  • "Through our partnership with Feinberg and Biros, we hope affected families receive needed assistance as quickly and efficiently as possible."
  • The $50 million fund represents the initial expenditure of a $100 million pledge by Boeing to address family and community needs of those affected by the accidents.

California Catholic Dioceses Announce New Compensation Program for Abuse Victims

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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The new Independent Compensation Program for Victim-Survivors of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests is independent from Church control.

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  • The new Independent Compensation Program for Victim-Survivors of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests is independent from Church control.
  • Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. Biros, nationally known mediators and private compensation program administrators, have been working with the California bishops since last November to design and administer the program.
  • Feinberg and Biros are running similar abuse compensation programs covering Catholic dioceses in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Colorado.
  • The six dioceses will be reaching out to victims who have previously reported allegations of abuse to alert them to this new program.