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    Barasch & McGarry Secures First Uterine Cancer Compensation Award for 9/11 Survivor

    By Michael Barasch

    Only a month after the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program started covering uterine and endometrial cancer, Barasch & McGarry secured a substantial award from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) for a 9/11 office worker who has been diagnosed with terminal uterine cancer. The program previously covered all other major types of cancer, except […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Proudly Announces the Promotion of Four Dedicated 9/11 Attorneys

    By Michael Barasch

    The best thing about Barasch and McGarry: The people. It’s easy to admire our incredible Barasch and McGarry leaders. An intelligent, compassionate, and earnest group of individuals, Barasch and McGarry’s leadership devotes themselves to building and supporting a strong organization and team so we can focus on our shared mission to improve lives and empower […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month

    By Michael Barasch

    March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Anyone exposed to Ground Zero toxins on or after 9/11 has a much higher risk of many respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer, including multiple myeloma. With multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and block healthy blood cells. Rather than produce helpful antibodies, […]

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    9/11 Community Fights for Health Care on Capitol Hill

    By Michael Barasch

    Managing Partner Michael Barasch joined other 9/11 community advocates, first responders, survivors, and elected officials at a press conference this week on Capitol Hill in support of the bipartisan 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023. The bill would provide long-term funding for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program and allow currently-excluded […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month

    By Michael Barasch

    February is Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month. If you were there as a first responder or you worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11, you have a higher risk of developing many respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer resulting from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including gallbladder and bile […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Honors NYPD Detective James Zadroga’s 52nd Birthday

    By Michael Barasch

    Today, February 8, 2023, would have been NYPD Detective James Zadroga’s 52nd birthday. A native of Arlington, New Jersey, and a Barasch & McGarry client, Detective Zadroga was a 9/11 first responder whose premature death demonstrated that the air near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan was toxic. His illness provided crucial evidence demonstrating that exposure […]

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