Papers of Peter Kinzler

MSS 2015-03

Papers of Peter Kinzler

Overview

Professional papers (1968-2011) related to no- fault auto insurance legislation, products liability and . Also files re vaccine compensation legislation that led to the National Childhood Vaccine Act of 1986.

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Language
 English
Dates
 1968-2011 [Inclusive]
Extents
 10.5 Linear Feet (27 archival boxes)

Scope & Contents

Peter Kinzler donated these papers to the Arthur J. Morris Law Library, in five installments, between 2015 and 2016. They consist of 27 boxes (10.5 linear ft.) of documents related to his work on auto insurance legislation, and files about the drafting of vaccine compensation legislation that led to the National Childhood Vaccine Act of 1986. There is a folder with Mr. Kinzler's comments and recollections on each part of the collection.

Collection Description

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    Biographical / Historical

    Peter Kinzler earned his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College (Hartford, CT) in 1964, and his legal degree from Columbia Law School in 1967. After a short stint at the National Labor Relations Board, he spent 25 of the next 26 years working for the House and Senate of the United States.

    As Counsel to the Consumer Protection and Finance Subcommittee of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee in the 1970s, he had the lead staff responsibility for federal, no-fault insurance legislation. While working for Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) on the Senate Banking Committee in the 1980s and 1990s, he played a major role in the development of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and two iterations of product liability legislation.

    After retiring from the Congress in 1995, he became President of the Coalition for Auto-Insurance Reform, where he led the private sector effort on behalf of federal and state efforts to enact the Auto Choice Reform Act. He retired in 2010.

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    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Peter Kinzler donated these papers in September of 2015.

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    Arrangement

    The collection is divided in 6 series:

    No-Fault Auto Insurance Files

    Auto Choice Files

    Product Liability Files

    Punitive Damages

    Vaccine Files

    Electronic (Born Digital) Computer Files re No-Fault Insurance [Available Upon Request]

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seriesNo-Fault Auto Insurance Files
seriesAuto Choice Files
seriesProduct Liability Files – Materials from the Danforth-Dodd Alternative Compensation Effort
seriesPunitive Damage Files
seriesVaccine Files
seriesDigital Files
otherlevelPrinted Materials
English