W000002
Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:47 AM
Forms, Identification and Proofs of Claims
Re: Sept. 11th Claims
Forms should require the claimants to: 1) identify the individual harmed by
obtaining corroborating proofs of identity, e.g., a copy of the individuals
archived photo-identification (ID) drivers license or passport from the
agency that issued same, birth certificate, Social Security Number (SSN),
and in the case of the deceased, with or without a certificate of death, to
provide 3 sources of corroborating proof that the deceased individual would
have been at or within the catastrophic event. Such proofs might include
copies of airline travel itineraries, a sworn affidavit by a person or
persons attesting to the deceased individuals expected itinerary or
employment of the day, employment records, credit card records, telephone
records, and any other relevant facts or information that would establish to
a reasonable person that the individual harmed was in fact at or within the
catastrophic event. E-mail dated Sept. 11,th time stamped within 2 hours
preceding the catastrophe and sent from the New York City ? World Trade
Center (NYC-WTC) should be considered provided that the claimant presents a
printed copy of the full routing header of the e-mail message and a sworn
statement from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that handled the routing
of the specific message, attesting that the message originated from an
e-mail address previously known to have been physically located within the
NYC-WTC and a sworn statement by the claimant that the deceased person did
not transmit the message from any other location than the NYC-WTC.
Proof that deceased tourists were within the NYC-WTC catastrophic event will
need to be liberally considered and should include in addition to the above,
sworn statements by at least one relative and one non-relative that visiting
the NYC-WTC would have been typical of the deceased individuals expected
itinerary, interests, or travels.
Individual Comment
Rockwall, TX