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Empathetic Judge in 9/11 Suits Seen by Some as Interfering
Over nearly three decades as a litigator at a downtown law firm, Alvin K. Hellerstein shared a view of the World Trade Center towers with dozens of other colleagues in an office building on Maiden Lane.
Show them the money: Lawyers owe the facts to their 9/11 responder clients
Lawyers representing 10,000 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers are urging their clients to accept the settlement they have negotiated – despite a federal judge’s stated intention to reject the deal
Judge in Ground Zero sickness cases may release other 9/11 settlement amounts
The judge overseeing the Ground Zero sickness cases may reveal settlement amounts in other 9/11 cases, including suits on behalf of those killed in the terror attacks
City lawyers blast federal judge who rejected WTC rescue workers deal, declare appeal of 9/11 ruling
The city declared war Wednesday on the federal judge who rejected a proposed settlement for sick 9/11 rescue and cleanup workers.
City Contests Decision on Ground Zero
Lawyers defending the city and its contractors from lawsuits filed by about 10,000 people who worked on rescue and cleanup operations at ground zero went to a federal appeals court on Wednesday to challenge a judge’s authority to block a settlement.
Judge Sees No Progress on Ground Zero Settlement
The federal judge who rejected a settlement last month of lawsuits filed by rescue and cleanup workers at ground zero said on Monday at a hearing that no progress appeared to have been made in renegotiating the accord.
Proposed compensation for Ground Zero workers being called ‘unfair and illogical’
A Ground Zero worker with asthma could get 30 times more money from the city’s proposed 9/11 settlement than one dying of cancer — a deal critics call “unfair and illogical.”
9/11 heroes likely to suffer ‘World Trade Center Cough’ for life: study
A sweeping new study of firefighters and EMTs workers who inhaled toxic Ground Zero dust found that their lungs have unexpectedly failed to recover since the 2001 disaster.
Lung Function of 9/11 Rescuers Fell, Study Finds
Rescue workers exposed to thick clouds of dust after the attack on the World Trade Center had large drops in lung function lasting at least seven years, a study of nearly 13,000 workers has found.
Selling heroes $hort
Attorneys for ailing 9/11 responders have come out swinging against a federal bill that could give their clients much more money than a proposed court settlement.