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The Expedited Motion To Establish The Epstein Survivor Compensation Fund (10/12/26) · Beyond The Horizon

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  Speaker 1: Everyone, and welcome back to the Epstein Chronicles. In today's episode,
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  Speaker 1: we're diving right back in to those court documents, and
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  Speaker 1: this time, we're taking a look at the request for
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  Speaker 1: an immediate hearing or conference regarding an expedited motion for
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  Speaker 1: the establishment of a voluntary claims resolution program. Come now,
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  Speaker 1: the co-executors of the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, Darren K. Endyke,
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  Speaker 1: and Richard DeConn, and requests that this honorable court set
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  Speaker 1: an immediate hearing or an in-chambers conference with regard to
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  Speaker 1: the pending expedited motion for establishment of a voluntary claims
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  Speaker 1: resolution filed on November 14, 2019. Immediate court action is
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  Speaker 1: needed to approve establishment of a proposed Epstein victims' compensation
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  Speaker 1: program for the purpose of resolving multiple sexual abuse claims
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  Speaker 1: against Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased. The grounds for the requested
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  Speaker 1: relief are as follows. Without the court's immediate action, the
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  Speaker 1: program cannot move forward. The independent, nationally recognized claims administration
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  Speaker 1: experts proposed by the estate will not be able to
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  Speaker 1: design and implement the program to the extraordinary detriment of
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  Speaker 1: numerous claimants, now 26 different women with more expected, who
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  Speaker 1: seek the fair and expeditious resolution of their claims of
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  Speaker 1: sexual abuse. In this matter, justice delayed will truly be
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  Speaker 1: justice denied. Section 1. Facts in support of motion. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein died in New York on August 10, 2019. On
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  Speaker 1: August 15, 2019, a petition for probate and for letters
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  Speaker 1: testamentary was filed with the court. On September 6, 2019,
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  Speaker 1: the court issued letters testamentary appointing Indyke and Kahn to
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  Speaker 1: act as co-executors. 2. On November 14, 2019, the co-executors
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  Speaker 1: filed the expedited motion seeking the court's approval to retain
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  Speaker 1: three independent, nationally recognized claims administration experts, Jordana Feldman, Kenneth Feinberg,
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  Speaker 1: and Camille Byros, and tasked them to design and implement
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  Speaker 1: a mass tort-type program to achieve the fair and expedited
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  Speaker 1: resolution of sexual abuse claims filed by numerous claimants against
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  Speaker 1: the estate. as noted by the co-executors in their request
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  Speaker 1: for ruling on expedited motion for establishment of a voluntary
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  Speaker 1: claims resolution program filed December 4th, 2019. There are now
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  Speaker 1: 17 separate lawsuits pending against the estate, involving allegations by
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  Speaker 1: 26 different plaintiffs of Mr. Epstein's sexual abuse. Moreover, last month,
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  Speaker 1: attorneys for women who have sued the estate announced in
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  Speaker 1: New York federal court that potentially dozens of additional lawsuits
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  Speaker 1: can be expected. See Request for Ruling, Example A, Status Conference, TR,
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  Speaker 1: November 21, 2019. Number three. Additionally, on November 14, 2019, Ms. Feldman, Ms. Feinberg,
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  Speaker 1: and Ms. Beros publicly announced the filing of the expedited motion.
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  Speaker 1: See Administrator Jordana M. Feldman announces proposed establishment of of
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  Speaker 1: the Epstein's Victim Compensation Program, November 14th, 2019. Copy attached
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  Speaker 1: here to as Exhibit A. The proposed Epstein Victim's Compensation
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  Speaker 1: Program has received widespread publicity in the national press and
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  Speaker 1: several United States federal judges have publicly recognized the significance
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  Speaker 1: of that program. Number four. On December 12, 2019, Ms. Feldman, Mr. Feinberg,
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  Speaker 1: and Ms. Biros informed the co-executors that without court action
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  Speaker 1: on the expedited motion, they cannot move forward with the program.
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  Speaker 1: In particular, they cannot engage critically necessary third-party vendors, e.g.
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  Speaker 1: information technology specialists and claims processing experts, cannot retain critical staff,
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  Speaker 1: including attorneys, claims evaluators, and operational staff, and cannot lease
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  Speaker 1: or outfit space essential to house the program's operations and
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  Speaker 1: staff or perform other necessary program-related activities. Need for immediate action.
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  Speaker 1: By the expedited motion, the co-executors seek the court's authorization
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  Speaker 1: to use the state funds to retain the services of
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  Speaker 1: the proposed program administrator and program designers, Ms. Feldman, Ms. Feinberg,
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  Speaker 1: and Ms. Beros. and authorized release of payments necessary to
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  Speaker 1: ensure the prompt and effective implementation of the program and
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  Speaker 1: design of a program protocol to establish a fair, independent
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  Speaker 1: claims resolution process. Once the protocol is developed and finalized,
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  Speaker 1: with input sought from claimants and their counsel, as well
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  Speaker 1: as other interested parties, the co-executors will submit it to
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  Speaker 1: the court for approval and will seek an order to
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  Speaker 1: formally commence claims resolution proceedings under the program. Without the
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  Speaker 1: court's approval of the expedited motion, the program simply cannot proceed. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: the multiple litigations in New York will move forward at
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  Speaker 1: full speed at great expense to the estate and to
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  Speaker 1: the claimants. Without an alternative solution in place for resolving claims,
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  Speaker 1: those litigations will continue and likely expand with enormous attendant
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  Speaker 1: costs imposed on all parties in cases where a claimant
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  Speaker 1: might have alternatively participated in the program. Out of necessity
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  Speaker 1: and responsibility to these parties and to the estate, action
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  Speaker 1: from the court is imperative. Time is of the essence. Accordingly,
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  Speaker 1: it is respectfully requested that this honorable court set an
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  Speaker 1: immediate hearing or in-chamber conference on the expedited motion. This
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  Speaker 1: was signed by Christopher Allen Croblan. And now the full
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  Speaker 1: letter of the proposed establishment of the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program.
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  Speaker 1: Jordana Jordy H. Feldman Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S.
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  Speaker 1: Byros today announced that the co-executors of the estate of
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  Speaker 1: Jeffrey Epstein have filed documents in the Superior Court of
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  Speaker 1: the U.S. Virgin Islands seeking expedited approval from the court
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  Speaker 1: for the establishment of a voluntary claims resolution program that
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  Speaker 1: will allow eligible individuals the opportunity to resolve their sex
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  Speaker 1: abuse claims against Mr. Epstein and his estate through a
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  Speaker 1: confidential and non-adversarial alternative to litigation. Ms. Feldman, Mr. Feinberg,
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  Speaker 1: and Ms. Biros, distinguished independent claims administration experts with extensive
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  Speaker 1: experience in fashioning similar claims programs, will lead the design
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  Speaker 1: of the program, including developing criteria and requirements for the
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  Speaker 1: evaluations and determination of eligibility and compensation and the accompanying
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  Speaker 1: claims process. Ms. Feldman, Mr. Feinberg, and Ms. Biros will
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  Speaker 1: draft the program protocol and will afford interested parties, including
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  Speaker 1: a potential claimant and or their legal representatives, an opportunity
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  Speaker 1: to provide input on the protocol prior to its finalization.
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  Speaker 1: They expect that once approved by the court, the program
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  Speaker 1: will start accepting claims in approximately 90 days. This important
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  Speaker 1: program will offer victims the opportunity to obtain long overdue
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  Speaker 1: compensation to be heard and treated with the compassion, dignity
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  Speaker 1: and respect they deserve and to achieve some measure of
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  Speaker 1: justice and validation that has eluded them for so many years.
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  Speaker 1: The claims resolution process will be fair, prompt and non-adversarial
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  Speaker 1: and will provide victims with a meaningful alternative to years
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  Speaker 1: of protracted civil litigation and its associated costs, risks and
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  Speaker 1: and uncertainties, said Ms. Feldman. Ms. Biros added, Participation in
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  Speaker 1: the program will be entirely voluntary and will not affect
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  Speaker 1: any rights the claimant may have unless and until she
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  Speaker 1: accepts the compensation determination and signs a litigation release. All
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  Speaker 1: claimants will be afforded an opportunity to meet confidentially with
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  Speaker 1: the administrator, if they so desire, in order to provide
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  Speaker 1: any information that may bear upon the evaluations of their claims. Ms. Feldman,
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  Speaker 1: who recently served as Deputy Special Master of the September
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  Speaker 1: 11th Victim Compensation Fund, the litigation alternative program administered by
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  Speaker 1: the U.S. Department of Justice that compensate victims who have
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  Speaker 1: become sick or died as a result of their 9-11-related exposure,
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  Speaker 1: will also administer this new program. Ms. Feldman will, in
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  Speaker 1: the role of Administrator, have authority to modify or reject Ms.
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  Speaker 1: Feldman's decisions on any basis as to any claim, Mr. Feinberg,
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  Speaker 1: the nation's leading expert in fashioning effective dispute resolution alternatives,
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  Speaker 1: and his colleague, Ms. Biros, will partner with Ms. Feldman
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  Speaker 1: in the development and implementation of the program, lending their
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  Speaker 1: extensive expertise to that process. Ms. Feinberg added, we are
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  Speaker 1: pleased to have been asked to implement this important program.
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  Speaker 1: and are eager to begin designing it so the claimants
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  Speaker 1: will have a forum where their suffering is acknowledged and
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  Speaker 1: their claims are promptly and appropriately compensated. Regarding Ms. Feldman,
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  Speaker 1: he said, Jordi brings not only a wealth of experience
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  Speaker 1: from her long time working with the 9-11 community, but
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  Speaker 1: also a profound sense of empathy for victims and deep
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  Speaker 1: commitment to ensuring fairness in the process and the outcome.
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  Speaker 1: Once approved, the program will operate and maintain a website
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  Speaker 1: that provides general information about the program, including the protocol,
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  Speaker 1: frequently asked questions, information about claims filings, deadlines, and registration
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  Speaker 1: process for new complaints. Contact information for the program will
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  Speaker 1: also be made available on the website. And this was
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  Speaker 1: signed by Melissa L. Haley, Chief of Staff of the
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  Speaker 1: Epstein Victims Compensation Fund. All right, folks, that's going to
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  Speaker 1: do it for this one. All of the information that
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  Speaker 1: goes with this episode can be found in the description box. Psst!