Simmons, Jannace & Stagg

This is a sponsored post by Simmons, Jannace & Stagg. Simmons, Jannace & Stagg. After the horrible attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund was created for those who lost loved ones in the attack. The purpose of the Fund was to maximize compensation to victims' families. The federal court, after hearing argument, issued an order and agreed that the Victims Compensation Fund did not provide federal court jurisdiction. Contingency fees were disfavored and Simmons, Jannace & Stagg was asked by a widow of a man who died in the attacks to represent her in connection with a lawsuit filed in federal court by the attorney who represented her before the Victims Compensation Fund. Simmons, Jannace & Stagg tried to dismiss the federal action, believing that the Fund didn't provide federal jurisdiction for an action by an attorney seeking to get his fee. The court agreed with Simmons, Jannace & Stagg’s argument and later stayed the attorney’s action, but retained jurisdiction for the purpose of any renewed applications after the conclusion of the Surrogate’s Court case. As far as Simmons, Jannace & Stagg is aware, whose website can be found at simmons jannace & stagg, this is the first federal court decision holding that attorneys’ fee disputes arising out of the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund should be litigated in the state courts.