Archive of Press Releases
September 11th, Victim Compensation Fund Informational Forums to be held on Wednesday August 21 in Manhattan and Staten Island
There are two Informational Forums on the “September 11th, Victim Compensation Fund” that will be held on August 21st. One with Special Master Sheila Birnbaum and Rep. Michael Grimm on Staten Island and the other a free clinic presented by the New York City Bar Justice Center in Manhattan. With the October 3rd deadline approaching […]
911 Health Watch Releases “VCF Deadline Countdown Clock”
Today, 150 days before the first major deadline under the revised September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), 911 Health Watch released its VCF Deadline Countdown Clock to remind those injured by 9/11 that they may have only 150 days to register with the VCF. For Immediate Release: May 6, 2013 Contact: Benjamin Chevat (646) 634-9103 […]
Statement on the Announcement of the First Awards by Special Master Sheila Birnbaum
Today’s announcement by Victims Compensation Fund Special Master Sheila Birnbaum of the first 15 awards under the reopened VCF is good news for the responders and survivors who were injured in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Signing of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Today, January 2nd 2013, is the 2nd Anniversary of the Signing into law by President Obama of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, Public Law No: 111-347.
Statement on the WTC Health Registry Study on Cancer
9/11 Health Watch Statement on the release today of the WTC Health Registry Study on Cancer that is being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.