Archive of News (2010)
‘Zadroga’ bill to help 9/11 responders passes key Congressional committee
A bill to help ailing heroes of Sept. 11 finally edged forward yesterday, passing a crucial committee vote in spite of opponents’ gripes that it’s a special “benefit” for New York City.
Airlines were protected from 9/11 suits, but folks on ground at WTC got shortchanged
Just 11 days after the attack on the World Trade Center, when the ruins were still smoldering and we were just beginning to recover our dead, Congress rushed to protect the airlines from being sued.
Zadroga Bill for 9/11 Health Care Passes Subcommittee Vote, Responders Wait
Keith Lebow stood outside the Church of the Good Shepherd in Inwood on Tuesday, looking at the steel cross that honors the people from his neighborhood who died on 9/11.
US Congressional committee passes 9/11 healthcare bill
A bill which would provide long-term healthcare for US emergency workers who fell ill after working at Ground Zero has passed a preliminary stage.
Pols want lifetime coverage for 9/11 heroes
The city’s $657 million settlement offer to sick 9/11 rescue workers isn’t nearly enough, federal lawmakers said yesterday — as they instead pushed a bill to give Ground Zero heroes health care for life.
Kin casting a leery eye on 9/11 $$
The proposed 9/11 settlement is too little too late for some families who have already lost loved ones to cancers that developed after exposure to the toxic wreckage of the World Trade Center.
The heroes still waiting for their due: Thousands of 9/11 first responders have dire health needs
After many years of costly litigation, the news broke this week that lawyers for thousands who were injured in the World Trade Center attacks have reached a settlement with the City of New York and others that could provide more than $650 million to those who sustained illnesses or injuries in rescue and recovery operations at Ground Zero
Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Claims
A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers at ground zero who sued the city over damage to their health, according to city officials and lawyers for the plaintiffs.
NYers Seek 9/11 Meeting With Obama
New York lawmakers hope they get a better answer on 9/11 health funds from President Obama himself than they got from his health secretary.
Settlement Pressure Builds for Parties in 9/11 Injury Cases
A draft settlement has been negotiated in the nearly 10,000 lawsuits seeking damages for respiratory and other ailments allegedly incurred in the first response and massive cleanup after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center.