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9/11 Responders’ Attorney: Fight For Care Continues
Thousands of emergency responders and construction workers fell ill after breathing toxic air at the site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
After the attacks
Many 9/11 first responders still face serious health problems. Jacqueline Moline, AB’84, MD’88, has been helping them since 2001.
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund gets new master
On 9/11, Rupa Bhattacharyya was in an office near the White House watching TV as the second plane smashed into the World Trade Center.
Job well done: Her wisdom helped 9/11 families soldier on
Thanks and congratulations to lawyer Sheila Birnbaum, who well served the public good for five years as special master of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.
9/11 law firm takes on Flint water crisis
A partner in the controversial Manhattan law firm that raked in hundreds of millions in a settlement for 10,000 Ground Zero workers has now taken on the tainted-water debacle in Flint, Mich.
Message from the New VCF Special Master
Below is the message sent out today by the new VCF Special Master. Message from Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya – Introduction and Program Updates August 1, 2016 Dear Friends, As I assume my responsibilities as Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (“VCF”), I do so with great humility and deep appreciation for […]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Accepting New Claims
Payment on All Group A Claims Has Been Authorized
Ailing West Milford 9/11 responder makes desperate plea for aid on billboards
Mike Megna rushed to Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001, to help look for survivors in the rubble of the fallen towers.
FDNY EMS WTC Heroes Denied Their Disability Pensions
I am friends with Gary Smiley, someone I’ve never met face to face. The bond that has formed this friendship is the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11. I am one of the survivors. Gary is a Rescue Paramedic.
Statement of 911 Health Watch on Sheila Birnbaum stepping down as Special Master of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)
Statement of 911 Health Watch Inc. on Sheila Birnbaum stepping down as Special Master of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and Attorney General Loretta Lynch appointing Ms. Rupa Bhattacharyya, currently the Director, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice as the new Special Master to run the program and make decisions over […]