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Prostate Cancer Linked to WTC Dust: Deadline to Register for Compensation is October 21
There is an upcoming deadline for 9/11 responders who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. If you worked at Ground Zero in the wake of the terrorist attacks, there is a legal presumption that exposure to the WTC toxic dust caused your prostate cancer. The deadline to register for compensation for 9/11 cancers is generally […]
October 4, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Tagged 9/11-related cancer, prostate cancer, World Trade Center Leave a comment
The Victim Compensation Fund is closing on October 3, 2016. We need your help now to extend it.
VCF Awards Likely to Be Cut by 60% Unless You Take Action to Contact Congressmen Outside of the New York Area. “I’m embarrassed. I’m embarrassed for our country.” That’s how Jon Stewart described the failure of Congress to extend health and compensation programs for 9/11 first responders and survivors – 33,000 of whom are suffering […]
September 30, 2015 Posted in Victim Compensation Fund Leave a comment
Are EMS Workers the Forgotten 9/11 Responders?
The legendary heroism of FDNY firefighters, Port Authority police and NYPD officers has cast a long shadow over the events of September 11th, 2001. At times, it seems as though emergency medical service workers have gotten lost in that shadow. Nevertheless, eight EMS workers were lost that day and many more continue to suffer physically […]
September 23, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Tagged 9/11 first responders, EMS 9/11 responders, september 11 Leave a comment
Dropping the “Disorder” in Post-Traumatic Stress
Many 9/11 responders have suffered from PTSD in the days, months and years after the attacks. But if certain people in Washington have their way, the diagnosis might change to PTS. According to the Washington Post, a movement is afoot in the nation’s capital to change the way politicians and veterans’ advocates talk about post-traumatic […]
September 12, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Tagged 9/11 first responders, PTSD, september 11 Leave a comment
Voices of September 11th Information Forum
Attorneys Mike Barasch and Noah Kushlefsky were invited to speak at a Voices of September 11th Forum. They joined the Victim Compensation Fund’s (VCF) Special Master Sheila Birnbaum, and the VCF’s NY Director Fran Gottfried. The four discussed the progress that the VCF has made since Congress passed the Zadroga Health & Compensation Act in […]
September 10, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries, Victim Compensation Fund, Zadroga Act Tagged 9/11 first responders, World Trade Center Leave a comment
Mike Barasch and Joe Zadroga joined Congressional Representatives Maloney, Nadler, King, as well as dozens of sick 9/11 responders at Ground Zero to urge Congress to extend the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and make it permanent.
First responders suffering with cancers, respiratory problems, and other illnesses say people will die if 9/11 health and compensation programs expire: Joe Zadroga, father of NYPD Detective James Zadroga Without Congressional action, the World Trade Center Health Program and the Victim Compensation Fund will expire next year, leaving over 70,000 9/11 responders and survivors in […]
September 9, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries, Health Programs Leave a comment
Mike Barasch attended a press conference at Ground Zero to bring the WTC Zadroga extension bill to a vote
Mike Barasch attended a press conference at Ground Zero where several NY area Congressmen urged their colleagues—particularly House Republican leaders—to bring the WTC Zadroga extension bill to a vote. Barasch joined politicians, union leaders and dozens of responders to urge passage. Several survivors, including Barasch’s client Joe Zadroga, spoke of the health and financial hardships […]
September 9, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries, Zadroga Act Tagged James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, World Trade Center Health Program Leave a comment
State Extends Sept. 11th Worker Protection Task Force Act for Five Years
On July 7, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill extending the Sept. 11th Worker Protection Task Force for another five years. Sponsors of the legislation cited the positive role of the Task Force in helping those afflicted with disabilities after working at the World Trade Center in the wake of the 2001 […]
September 1, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Tagged september 11, Worker Protection Task Force, World Trade Center disability law Leave a comment
9/11-Related Cancer Causes Death of Deputy Marshal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Zacarias Toro died June 14 of cancer reportedly connected to his work as a first responder on and immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center Health Program had previously deemed Toro’s illness to be a direct result of his work at Ground Zero. Due to the […]
August 27, 2015 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Tagged 9/11-related cancer, exposure to toxins, first responder, Ground Zero-related work, terrorist attacks Leave a comment
9/11 Beams Removed from Auction List
On June 16, a monument constructed from pieces of the World Trade Center was removed from a foreclosure auction list in Salem, Virginia. The decision to remove the monument came after activists called media attention to the proposed auction. Activists included relatives of deceased New York firefighters and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. The monument features […]
August 24, 2015 Posted in Memorial Museum, WTC Rebuild Tagged 9/11 attacks, auction list, federal benefits, World Trade Center Leave a comment
