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Howard to return as W.T.C. Health Program director
The community directly affected by 9/11 rejoiced when the James Zadroga Act was signed into law in early January. But the exact provisions of the bill are still far from being ironed out.
Overseer of 9/11 Health Fund Is Chosen
The Justice Department on Wednesday chose a special master to administer a multibillion-dollar fund created to provide compensation to rescue workers and others sickened from exposure to toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero after the 2001 terrorist attack.
WTC First Responders, Survivors Attend Health Conference
September 11th First Responder David Jacobs says he’s afraid he will not live long enough to walk his young daughter down the aisle. He says he’s suffering from a number of respiratory illnesses that started to develop in 2008.
The 9/11 Health & Compensation Act of 2010
One year ago, the responder and survivor community held yet another 9/11 rally at the World Trade Center site, calling on both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. After a very long battle and much uncertainty, we are in a better place today.
9/11 Plaintiffs Firm Is Ordered to Work With Conflicts Counsel
Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern, the lead law firm for some 10,000 plaintiffs in the 9/11 respiratory illness litigation, has been ordered to cooperate with a special counsel appointed by Southern District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to alleviate a conflict of interest the judge said may have “seriously prejudiced” 59 plaintiffs.
Payments to 9/11 Workers Are Off to Slow Start
Payments to the 9/11 rescue and cleanup workers who settled their lawsuits with New York City last year are going out on schedule, lawyers for the two sides said, even if thousands of the plaintiffs have yet to see any money.
WTC First Responders Weigh In On New 9/11 Health Act
The government was soliciting public input Thursday for developing an implementation for the recently passed James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
9/11 firefighter dies of cancer linked to toxic dust
Firefighter Randy Wiebicke who, like so many New York City firefighters, toiled in and around ground zero in the months after 9/11, died Wednesday following a nearly three-year battle with multiple myeloma, an aggressive and fatal blood cancer.
Council Members Surprised That Zadroga Law Won’t Help Cancer Victims
Cancer victims who believe their illness was caused by exposure to World Trade Center dust and debris are not slated to get any help from the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act that passed late last year.
Gathering to honor passage of Zadroga 9/11 Health bill
The key players in the fight to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act gathered on Monday evening at the NYC Police Museum. Among those in attendance were U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, who spearheaded the bill through the House of Representatives last fall and John Feal of the Fealgood Foundation.