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WTC HERO Blog
World Trade Center Litigation
- The Battle of 9/11 Ailing First Responders
- When Heroes Get Sick - Part 1, Andrew Porazzo
- September 11th Firefighter Gets New Lung & Regains Spirits
- Judge Hellerstein Finally Sets Trial Dates For WTC Lawsuits
- Can the Economic Crisis Deter the 9/11 Memorial from being completed?
- Scars from 9/11 In Memoriam
- 7th Anniversary of 9/11 Evokes a Multitude of Feelings
- Charity for 9/11 Firefighters Fail’s to Live up to Promises
- Injuries already occurring a mist the new WTC building
- City Questions 9/11 Workers’ Claims of Illness
General
Legal News
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World Trade Center Settlement Gets Backing Needed to Take Effect
– New York Law Journal
(November 22, 2010) Enough plaintiffs have accepted a massive settlement of claims alleging respiratory and other health problems from the post-9/11 response and cleanup at the World Trade Center site to seal the deal. Read more… -
10,563 Ground Zero 9/11 Workers Agree On $625 Million Settlement
– Medical News Today
(November 21, 2010) 10,563 ground zero workers who inhaled toxic dust and risked health consequences have agreed on a $625 settlement and ceased suing - the amount could go as high as $815 million.
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9/11 Health Deal Gets OK
– The Wall Street Journal
(November 20, 2010) More than 95% of Ground Zero workers agreed to accept a settlement of long-running litigation over respiratory diseases and other injuries suffered in recovery operations following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
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Deal settles most lawsuits over WTC toxic dust
– The Associated Press (AP)
(November 19, 2010) A deal reached by New York City and workers exposed to toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after Sept. 11 will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city's failure to provide protective equipment to the responders. Read more… -
Ground Zero workers exposed to toxic dust take pay deal
– BBC
(November 19, 2010) Thousands of workers exposed to toxic dust after the 2001 terror attacks in New York have accepted a legal settlement and ceased litigation. Read more… -
Lawyers: Sickened 9/11 Workers Reach Settlement Deal With City
– NY1
(November 19, 2010) By Friday, more than 10,000 people who became ill from working conditions at the World Trade Center site following the September 11th terrorist attacks had accepted a settlement deal with the city. Read more…
Press Release!
BY COURT ORDER WE CANNOT DISCUSS THE OPT-IN PERCENTAGE.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL OUR OFFICES ASKING ABOUT IT.
On Monday, November 8, 2010, Judge Hellerstein issued an Order directing that none of the parties or their lawyers may discuss publicly the status of claims in relation to the Opt-In Threshold under the World Trade Center Litigation Settlement Process Agreement, As Amended ("Amended SPA"). The Court also extended the deadline for opting in to the Settlement from November 8, 2010 at 11:59 pm until next Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 11:59 pm.
Many of our clients have been repeatedly calling our offices seeking information about the percentage of clients who have opted in to the settlement, and demanding information about when their settlement money will be paid. Unfortunately, a small percentage of these callers have been verbally abusive, and some have even threatened our staff and attorneys.
We beg your patience and cooperation. We represent more than 9000 clients in the World Trade Center litigations and are trying to do our best for each one. Right now, it is imperative that we concentrate our time until the November 16, 2010 deadline on reaching all of the clients who have still failed to opt in to the settlement or respond to our calls and letters.
IT IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST to allow us to do so, because for every additional person who opts in to the settlement there is the potential for a greater overall monetary return in the end – and if 100% of the plaintiffs opt in, the value of the Settlement with the City and its Contractors will go from $625 million to $712.5 million!
We are also busy taking calls from clients who still need our help understanding their settlement offers and settlement papers, and from clients who need our assistance in properly executing all of the documents.
Nothing we can tell you on the phone will make this process go faster, and repeated phone calls -- particularly abusive calls and threats – are distracting and counter-productive. Please be patient and allow us to do our best job to represent you and your fellow World Trade Center plaintiffs effectively while we bring this Settlement to the most successful close that we can.
You are all important to us and we are doing our level best to serve your needs and interests in this litigation. Please keep that in mind before you start dialing your phone.
This statement has been reviewed and approved by Court-appointed legal ethicist Professor Roy M. Simon.
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Metlife Critical Injury Insurance FAQs
Metlife Critical Injury Insurance FAQs
- What is MetLife’s Critical Injury Insurance?
- If I don’t agree to participate in the settlement, can I still get the MetLife Critical Injury Policy?
- How does the MetLife Critical Injury Insurance work?
- What if I am diagnosed with a covered cancer?
- Will I need to prove that my cancer was caused by my exposure to Ground Zero dust or a result of my work at Ground Zero?
- How do I enroll?
- Why do I need to designate a beneficiary? Can I change the beneficiary at any point in time?
- Has this Insurance been approved by the New York State Insurance Department?
- What if I have more questions?
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FAQs
World Trade Center Litigation
- Who is eligible to participate in this settlement process?
- What Defendants are involved in this settlement process?
- What Defendants are not involved in this settlement process?
Videos
World Trade Center Litigation:
- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Questions 9/11 Health Claims Hearing
- Nadler Questions at 9/11 Health Claims Hearing
- Conyers Questions at 9/11 Health Claims Hearing