Who gets what: fair compensation after tragedy and financial upheaval

The professor, the judge, the lawyer and the senator

Agent orange : compensation to promote victim solidarity

The September 11 victim compensation fund : public compensation for a special group of victims

The Hokie spirit memorial fund : all lives have equal value

Paying Wall S treet executives : "I believe in you"

Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico : "the perfect storm"

Epilogue : "a sense of entitlement".