Victim Compensation Fund

Michael Barasch commented on Victim Compensation Fund Special Master’s program update: When Congress re-authorized and extended the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) last December, it mandated that the VCF pay claimants whose applications were completed, before it could even consider new or amended claims. As many of you know firsthand, many claimants have still not been […]

Mike Barasch, managing partner of Barasch & McGarry, attorneys for the Zadroga Family, as well as thousands of other 9/11 sick first responders, local residents and workers, commented that “I’m delighted to see that the Dept. of Justice has finally begun to pay Group B awards, but I agree with Mr. Zahn that the process […]

Michael Barasch, attorney for thousands of Victim Compensation Fund claimants, applauded the launch of the Fund’s new claim form.  “We have been precluded from uploading new claims and documents for the past 7 months.  It appears that the wait has been worth it.  The new forms and online system do indeed seem “easier to navigate […]

Michael Barasch, whose law firm represented James Zadroga and currently represents more sick 9/11 responders and local residents and workers that any other firm in the country, warned that the article in newsobserver.com is misleading (article has since been removed from site). Barasch said: “While Congress did in fact extend the Victim Compensation Fund to […]

Mike Barasch was invited to address the delegates at the UFOA Education Seminar. Mike spoke about the legal rights and compensation available to all first responders who have been diagnosed with any of the 68 cancers linked to the WTC toxic dust. He reviewed the cancer findings reported by Dr. Kerry Kelly of the Bureau […]

The omnibus spending bill Congress passed in December 2015 and President Obama signed included a provision years in the making: $4.4 million in compensation for each American hostage held captive in Iran 35 years ago. The 52 Americans were stationed at the American Embassy in Tehran when Iranian students stormed the building in 1979. The […]