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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!
Important Information about your November 8 Settlement Deadline - Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern, LLP
Dear Client:
As you have already been informed through numerous emailed letters and other communications, the absolute deadline to opt-in to the World Trade Center Settlement with the City of New York and its contractors is November 8, 2010.
At a press conference on October 5, 2010, Mayor Bloomberg emphatically stated that this deadline would not be extended and if the 95% threshold level is not reached by that time, the settlement would be dead.
Although the deadline is November 8, we must have your signed release and related documents in hand before that date because once the papers are in our hands, they must then be scanned into our computer system and processed here in our office before they can be delivered to the Court-appointed administrator. In addition to the processing, you must allow your attorneys ample time to review your paperwork to ensure it is not deficient in some way. If there are significant errors in the papers, you will have not met the deadline and this may require that we send another package out to you to re-sign and return. If you miss the opt-in deadline, you may be ineligible for compensation under this settlement. Your failure to timely settle your claims might impact your eligibility for benefits under the Zadroga Bill if it is passed by the Senate and becomes law.
In order to insure that you avoid these pitfalls, go to our office in the Empire State Building or on Long Island to submit your settlement paperwork immediately. An attorney or paralegal will be able to sit with you and review the papers, answer any questions you may have and thus assure that you will have timely submitted your papers to opt-in and accept your settlement offer.
Best Regards,
Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern LLP
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 350
New York, New York 10118
Phone: (212) 267-3700
Fax: (212) 587-0031
3500 Sunrise Highway, Suite T-207
Great River, New York 11739
Phone: (631) 224-1133
Fax: (631) 224-4774
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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?
Zadroga Act
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:
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- Nadler Questions at 9/11 Health Claims Hearing
- Conyers Questions at 9/11 Health Claims Hearing