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Following initial concerns about the level of participation in the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)—along with questions about the fund’s ability to adjudicate and pay claims in a timely manner—the VCF’s operations have sped up significantly since its annual report issued in November 2013. In January 2014, VCF administrators publicized statistics showing that the number […]

Established by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, the World Trade Center (WTC) Health program is an important resource for general responders to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.  Serving people injured or exposed in the attacks, the program offers monitoring and treatment services to eligible claimants. You should […]

*** UPDATE: Since the date of this blog post, the deadline for filing a claim with the Victim Compensation Fund has been extended until December 18, 2020. *** An important deadline to register a claim with the World Trade Center (WTC) Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) recently passed. The VCF and state and federal agencies performed […]

According to information released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) in September, incidence rates of two types of cancer have soared among first responders in recent years.  Although increased rates of cancer and other diseases among those exposed to toxic pollutants on and after September 11 is no surprise, Dr. Eli Kleinman, chief surgeon […]

The events of September 11, 2001, cannot be forgotten, emotionally, mentally or physically. Although many lost their lives, loved ones and health over ten years ago, the toxic exposure on that deadly day refuses to become a memory.  In November, Dr. Mary Ann McLaughlin of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine discussed results of a […]

*** UPDATE: Since the date of this blog post, the deadline for filing a claim with the Victim Compensation Fund has been extended until December 18, 2020. *** As with any legal claim or lawsuit, you must understand the time frame when you can file a claim. If you wait too long after suffering a […]