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WTC Health Program • Firefighters • First Responders
By Michael Barasch
Michael O’Connell joined the FDNY on May 5, 2001, as a Probationary Firefighter assigned to Engine 273 / Ladder 129 in Flushing. Only four months later, he deployed to Lower Manhattan on the morning of September 11, immediately after the terrorist attack on World Trade Center. For several weeks, he never went home, rotating between […]
Police Officers • Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act
By Michael Barasch
Today, October 19, 2024, would have been the 59th birthday of NYPD Detective Luis G. Alvarez, a 9/11 hero whose testimony persuaded Congress to establish permanent compensation benefits for 9/11 community members with cancer or respiratory illness and their families. Detective Alvarez, who appeared before Congress with comedian and 9/11 advocate Jon Stewart, died only […]
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By Michael Barasch
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. Both first responders and people who worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing many severe respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including liver cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents more than 300 members […]
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WSHU Public Radio
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Federal News Network
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CBS Pittsburgh – KDKA
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New York Post
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The Bond Buyer
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WTC Health Program • Victim Compensation Fund • Firefighters
By Michael Barasch
Michael O’Connell joined the FDNY on May 5, 2001, as a Probationary Firefighter assigned to Engine 273 / Ladder 129 in Flushing. Only four months later, he deployed to Lower Manhattan on the morning of September 11, immediately after the terrorist attack on World Trade Center. For several weeks, he never went home, rotating between […]
Zadroga Act • WTC Health Program • First Responders
By Michael Barasch
Today, October 19, 2024, would have been the 59th birthday of NYPD Detective Luis G. Alvarez, a 9/11 hero whose testimony persuaded Congress to establish permanent compensation benefits for 9/11 community members with cancer or respiratory illness and their families. Detective Alvarez, who appeared before Congress with comedian and 9/11 advocate Jon Stewart, died only […]
Uncategorized
By Michael Barasch
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. Both first responders and people who worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing many severe respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including liver cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents more than 300 members […]
WTC Health Program • Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act
By Michael Barasch
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Studies show that both women and men who were first responders or who were working, living, or studying in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing 69 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including breast cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents more […]
WTC Health Program • Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act
By Michael Barasch
September is Lymphoma Awareness Month. The half a million first responders and survivors who were working, living, and studying in Lower Manhattan on and after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing respiratory illness and 69 different types of cancer from their exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including lymphoma. Barasch & McGarry represents more than 1,300 […]
Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund
By Michael Barasch
Stay in touch with your lawyer. You may be entitled to additional compensation. From the moment we speak to a new client, foremost on our mind is making sure that they get the compensation they deserve. That is why the most gratifying moments we experience as attorneys for the 9/11 community are when we hand […]
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