31.   Late last week, some of the provinces reversed their positions and called on the federal government to compensate all victims, regardless of when they contracted the disease.

32.   Medallion owners would have to provide more insurance to cover medical bills and to compensate accident victims for permanent injuries.

33.   Most states allow juries to assess punitive damages over and above the award that compensates victims of negligence for actual monetary expenses and pain and suffering.

34.   On Monday, a federal judge in Illinois will determine the formula for compensating the victims.

35.   President Clinton ordered the federal government Tuesday to compensate the victims of Cold War-era radiation experiments, and he apologized for their unethical treatment.

36.   Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said on Sunday that the government would not compensate victims.

37.   Punitive damages are assessed in civil lawsuits to punish one party, and must paid on top of damages that are designed to compensate victims for their direct losses.

38.   Rep. Lane Evans, D-Rock Island, announces he will introduce legislation to compensate victims of the human radiation experiments at Marshall Island.

39.   She said it is crucial that victims are compensated as quickly as possible, since AIDS-stricken hemophiliacs are dying at a rate of one person a day.

40.   Sims said the money would be used to compensate crime victims.