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  • Howard to return as W.T.C. Health Program director

    – Downtown Express

    (May 18, 2011) The community directly affected by 9/11 rejoiced when the James Zadroga Act was signed into law in early January. But the exact provisions of the bill are still far from being ironed out. Read more…



  • Overseer of 9 11 Health Fund Is Selected


    – Stock City News

    (May 18, 2011) The Justice Division has selected the special master to manage the multibillion-dollar fund developed to supply monetary compensation with regard to rescue employees as well as other folks that started to be ill coming from toxic gases, dust as well as smoke coming from ground zero following the 2001 attack, in accordance with a federal government official along with immediate understanding of the actual choice. Read more

  • Overseer of 9/11 Health Fund Is Chosen


    – The New York Times

    (May 18, 2011) The Justice Department on Thursday chose a special master to administer a multibillion-dollar fund created to provide financial compensation for rescue workers and others who became sick from toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero after the 2001 attack. Read more

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DOCUMENTATION CHECKLISTS


October 04, 2011 NEW YORK - We are pleased to inform you that the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund ("VCF") officially reopened yesterday for claimants to register online and the Fund will begin accepting claims electronically through its website next month. As your legal representative for your VCF claim, Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern, LLP ("Napoli Bern") will take the first step in submitting your claim by registering you online with the Fund at http://www.vcf.gov. You do not have to register yourself.

The VCF is also currently establishing an online, streamlined claims process that will begin accepting claims in November 2011. As stated yesterday by Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum, claimants "are not required to submit a claim today, on Day 1" of the VCF reopening. If you currently suffer from a covered condition under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act of 2010, you have until October 03, 2013 to file a claim, and others will have two (2) years from the date on which they know or should have known of the condition for which a claim is filed.

It was also reported yesterday that the VCF expects to publish an Eligibility Form by the end of October. Approximately a month thereafter (near the end of November), the VCF expects to publish a Compensation Form. Eventually you will need to complete both of these forms in order to officially file your VCF claim. These forms have not been published yet. We will let you know when these forms become available.

Once the claims system is finalized later this fall, the VCF will provide additional guidance & instructions on how we can submit a claim on your behalf. In the meantime you should start collecting the documents and information that will be needed in order to process your claim. Please refer to the attached VCF Document Check Lists and provide the firm with anything that you have not already sent to us previously for your claim.

Thank you for allowing Napoli Bern to represent you in this matter. We will continue to apply our best efforts on your behalf and report to you as your claim continues and/or as more information becomes available.

Download Document Checklists PDFs below:

 

Click here: FOR SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS

Click here: FOR SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMANTS

 

 

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