Victim Compensation Fund

9/11 first responders and people who were working, living, or studying in Lower Manhattan below Canal Street on and after 9/11 are at risk of developing many respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer — including melanoma, a form of skin cancer. Men in the 9/11 community have a particularly high risk of developing melanoma – and […]

Tens of thousands of union workers – many of them members of D.C. 37 – helped evacuate Lower Manhattan after 9/11.  NY Social Service members from Local 371, NYC Board of Education members from Local 372, NYC Construction Laborers from Local 376, NYC Motor Vehicle Operators from Local 983, and Court Employees (Local 1070) participated […]

Grace Montgomery was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, with a B.A. in Political Science and a paralegal certification after completing the pre-law program. Grace spent her first year after graduation coaching middle schoolers in volleyball, swim, and baseball. Over the years, she has helped […]

After years of being underrepresented, women who have developed uterine cancer—including endometrial cancer—from their exposure to 9/11 toxins are now eligible for free health care and compensation. “I’m just thankful and so grateful to all the people who really advocated for this,” says our client Diane Rivera (pictured). She was working at Citibank at 111 […]

9/11 Victims Forced to Pay Over 150% Interest for Loans Managing Partner Mike Barasch was interviewed on 60 Minutes for a story about a lending company that was charging people in the 9/11 community exorbitant interest rates for loans they needed while they waited for their VCF award payments. We blew the whistle on RD […]

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Young men between the ages of 15 and 35 generally have the highest risk of developing testicular cancer. But individuals who were exposed to Ground Zero toxins in Lower Manhattan on and after 9/11 also have a higher risk of developing testicular cancer, along with 68 other types of cancer and many […]