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FEMA Creates New Arbitration Procedure for Claims Related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

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by Victoria VanBuren

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2009


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As announced by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, (see press release here) FEMA created a new arbitration process to expedite resolution of outstanding public assistance projects stemming from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The administrative rules to govern this new arbitration process were published by FEMA on August 31 (find the rules here).

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About Victoria VanBuren

Born and raised in Mexico, Victoria is a native Spanish speaker and a graduate of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), or "the MIT of Latin America." She concentrated in physics and mathematics. Immediately after completing her work at the Institute, Victoria moved to Canada to study English and French. On her way back to Mexico, she landed in Dallas and managed to have her luggage lost at the airport. Charmed by the Texas hospitality, she decided to stay and made her way back to Austin, which she's adopted as home.

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To learn more about Karl and his team, or to schedule a mediation or arbitration with Karl’s live scheduling calendar, visit www.karlbayer.com.

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