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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 Payments
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Initial Payments are being made pursuant to Section IX A. of the World Trade Center Litigation Settlement Process Agreement, As Amended, (“SPA”). These payments are made by the later of 20 days after the Final Settlement Agreement Effective Date or when the Allocation Neutral determines that a plaintiff has met all of the requirements of Sections VIIA. or VII.C of the SPA. Initial Payments will be made once all of these prerequisites are met.
Specifically, the SPA states:
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“All Primary Plaintiffs and personal representatives of deceased Primary Plaintiffs’ estates who meet the requirements of Sections VII.A or VII.C of this Agreement shall receive an Initial Payment in the amount of Three Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($3,250.00) within (20) days after the later of the Final Settlement Agreement Effective Date or the date upon which the Allocation Neutral determines that they meet those requirements.
Likewise, each corresponding Derivative Plaintiff who satisfies the eligibility requirements of Sections VII.B of this Agreement shall receive an Initial Payment equal to three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the Initial Payment to the corresponding Primary Plaintiff twenty (20) days after the latest of (i) the Final Settlement Agreement Effective Date; (ii) the date upon which the Allocation Neutral determines that the corresponding Primary Plaintiff meets the requirements of Section VII.A of this Agreement; or (iii) the date upon which the Allocation Neutral determines that the Derivative Plaintiff meets the requirements of Section VII.B of this Agreement. “
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“All Primary Plaintiffs and personal representatives of deceased Primary Plaintiffs’ estates who meet the requirements of Sections VII.A or VII.C of this Agreement shall receive an Initial Payment in the amount of Three Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($3,250.00) within (20) days after the later of the Final Settlement Agreement Effective Date or the date upon which the Allocation Neutral determines that they meet those requirements.
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The Neutral is crunching a large amount of data that they have had in their possession. The Allocation Neutral has not yet approved the first payment wave. Once he does we anticipate the first checks to go out shortly thereafter. We anticipate the Allocation Neutral will authorize the release of these funds sometime today or tomorrow. In addition, additional waves of payment will be issued as the Allocation Neutral determines.
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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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