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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 amidst 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!
The Long Recovery From 9/11
Nine years after the attack on the World Trade Center, a crucial deadline is approaching for helping thousands of first responders, cleanup workers and volunteers suffering long-term medical and economic losses.
By Nov. 8, 95 percent of 9,055 plaintiffs who sued the city and its contractors for hazardous neglect in the cleanup effort must accept a settlement of more than $700 million worked out in six years of mass litigation. Rejection would mean years more of individual suits. The judge who fought hard for the plaintiffs has wisely counseled acceptance.
The Senate also needs to act, quickly, and approve legislation that would help tens of thousands of additional emergency responders and cleanup workers struggling with the aftereffects of 9/11. These citizens selflessly emerged from the city and across the nation to pitch in for weeks at ground zero. It’s now clear that they require medical monitoring and care for years to come for illnesses from inhaling the toxic fumes, dust and smoke.
The House has already passed a bill that provides $3.2 billion over the next eight years for nearly 60,000 people already in monitoring and treatment, financed now on a piecemeal basis. It also would provide $4.2 billion to reopen the 9/11 victims fund for economic losses — compensation that was closed out before additional cases developed. Plaintiffs in the city lawsuits could file claims under the House measure, but additional compensation would be offset by any court award.
Republican leaders tried to scuttle the House measure — wrongly predicting “slush fund” abuses and deficit run-ups. They failed. The bill provides safeguards and is paid for by closing tax loopholes exploited by off-shore corporations. Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it a priority measure, and won the support of 17 Republicans.
Ground zero veterans who came from far away to help are reminding their senators that 9/11 was a national tragedy. Is it too much to ask Senate Republicans to show bipartisanship and responsibility?
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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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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