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26 names, including 19 from ground zero, added to memorial
New York’s memorial for fallen police officers has added the names of 26 officers, including 19 who died from illnesses that followed their work in the toxic rubble of the World Trade Center 15 years ago.
Governor Cuomo Announces State to Ensure Continued Benefits For Volunteers With 9/11-Related Illnesses
Mechanism Set to Cover Medical Care and Lost Wages For People Who Volunteered For Rescue, Recovery and Clean-Up at World Trade Center Sites
State budget includes $9M for 9/11 healthcare
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the 2016-17 state budget includes $9 million to cover the cost of lost wages and health care expenses for volunteers who contracted illnesses at the World Trade Center site in the year after Sept. 11, 2001.
9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ : April 8, 2016 — NY Daily News — Former cop who won $3.9M for injuries he got working during […]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Updated Statistics
Last week, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Sheila Birnbaum released the following message and updated statistics on the progress to date in processing claims. Below is her message: Message from Special Master Sheila Birnbaum April 15, 2016 Today, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) issued updated program statistics (available here). This […]
Former cop who won $3.9M for injuries he got working during 9/11 being sued by ‘predatory lender’ that gave him advance
A cop who won one of the highest financial awards for his time at Ground Zero is being sued by a company that’s charging him 66% interest on advances it gave him on that settlement.
Statement by 911 Health Watch on the World Trade Center Administrator’s decision to not include on the list of conditions covered for treatment by the program Peripheral Neuropathy
For Immediate Release from 911 Health WatchApril 5th 2016 Statement by 911 Health Watch on the World Trade Center Administrator’s decision to not include on the list of conditions covered for treatment by the program Peripheral Neuropathy. “The World Trade Center Administrator in a decision posted in the Federal Register has decided not to include […]
Widow of 9/11 firefighter wins $3M pension payout
The widow of an FDNY lieutenant has scored an estimated $3 million payday after a judge ruled that “shocking and unconscionable” actions by the city denied her his rightful pension.
Kenneth Feinberg Named to Lead Terrorism Compensation Fund
The Justice Department has appointed Kenneth R. Feinberg, the lawyer who administered compensation for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, as special master to oversee a new fund to compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism.