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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 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!
Initial Payment Update
Dear Clients:
Please allow this note to provide you a brief update on the progress of getting your initial payments under the Settlement Agreement out to you. As you may know, each claim must be reviewed and approved by Matt Garretson, who is the Court-appointed "Allocation Neutral" and his team. Not surprisingly, Mr. Garretson's office has been inundated with hundreds of thousands of documents that must be reviewed as part of this process. You may already be aware that payment authority is being issued by the Garretson office in “waves” of several thousand plaintiffs at a time. Thus far,
- Three waves of payment have been made to approximately 8,000 plaintiffs and derivative plaintiffs. Wave 4 was issued for review today (March 3, 2011). WGENB has over 2,000 total plaintiffs in this fourth wave (including plaintiffs and derivative plaintiffs);
- Payment cycles are done each week and are subject to conditions for payment being met (re: all documents in good order, no deficiencies, etc.). Therefore, we expect substantial additional payments next week as well;
- Please keep in mind the claim filing deadline was February 22, 2011. The Allocation Neutral received thousands of claims between January 14, 2011 and February 22, 2011 and therefore the Allocation Neutral will make remaining initial payments just as soon as they finish reviewing the claims that were submitted closer to the deadline.
We have been in touch with Mr. Garretson and with the WTC Captive Insurance Co., Inc. and we understand that payment approvals, which had been somewhat slow in recent days, will be picking up again in the next week. We therefore expect to have the next wave of payments and outgoing checks on their way to you immediately upon their release to us. Please be patient, as you know, there are tens of thousands of cases that must be reviewed by the Garretson group and they are working just as quickly as possible to get your payments into your hands with the least amount of delay.
Quick Contact
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Toll Free: 877 WTC HERO
Phone: 212 267 3700
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:
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- Nadler Questions at 9/11 Health Claims Hearing
- Conyers Questions at 9/11 Health Claims Hearing