- Sept. 11 Claims May Settle
The New York Law Journal reported Friday that the massive amount of claims – nearly 10,000 lawsuits – resulting from the 9/11 medical/rescue response and clean-up of the World Trade Center site may be approaching a settlement. U.S. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein disclosed the possible deal at a Jan. 21 hearing with plaintiff and defense counsel. There is now a 74-page draft settlement, though no word yet on the total dollar amount being discussed.
Injured plaintiffs are suing the City of New York, Port Authority and many contractors for allegedly failing to take measures that could have prevented toxic fumes at the site causing respiratory illnesses and cancers. More than half the claims are being brought by police officers and firefighters. With a Feb. 16 motions deadline looming, the lead lawyer for the city, James Tyrrell of Patton Boggs, described the case as “one of the most active litigations in the 35 years I've practiced law that I have ever been involved in."
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