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  • 9/11 Injuries

    PBS Investigation: Barasch McGarry Students Getting Cancer in Downtown NYC

    By Michael Barasch

    Michael Barasch and Richard Alles appeared on PBS MetroFocus “9/11 & Student Cancer” that aired on January 26, 2018.
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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Saudi Arabia Claims No Evidence It Aided 9/11 Plot: Moves to Dismiss JASTA Lawsuit

    By Michael Barasch

    Judge Daniels acknowledged that the 9/11 Commission report’s finding of “no evidence” did not by itself warrant dismissal of the plaintiff’s’ case, but he pressed plaintiff’s counsel about what evidence does exist to establish that the Kingdom bears responsibility for the 9/11 attacks.
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  • Victim Compensation FundWTC Health Program

    Michael Barasch Appeared on Sonstein Sessions on January 21, 2018 with Lee Clarke, Special Assistant to the President of Local 1549 of District Council 37 (DC-37)

    By Michael Barasch

    Michael Barasch was invited to appear on the Shelly Sonstein radio show on January 21st. He was interviewed with Lee Clarke, Special Assistant to the President of Local 1549 of District Council 37 (DC-37). They discussed the need for residents, local workers and responders to register with the WTC Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund, if they are certified with a 9/11 illness.
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  • 9/11 Injuries

    JASTA Update: Saudi Arabia Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Before Discovery Commences

    By Rebecca Forman

    In addition to representing our clients for their 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund claims, Barasch McGarry represents the majority of our clients in their lawsuit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“Saudi Arabia”) for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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  • EMTs

    Medical Responders with 9/11-Related Illnesses Struggle to Obtain Disability Pensions

    By Michael Barasch

    As the New York Post recently reported, different pension programs govern retirement for different classes of responders, so while FDNY firefighters are being protected, medical responders who work for FDNY, who responded to the same scene, and who faced the same perils, are having extreme difficulty obtaining a fair outcome.
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  • WTC Health ProgramVictim Compensation Fund

    Hearing Loss: Primary Blast Injury Ear Bilateral is Accepted as a World Trade Center-related Illness

    By Mariya Atanasova

    Firefighters across the nation have long suspected that the excessive noise produced by the sirens of their emergency vehicles dramatically impacts their hearing. However, only few have sought treatment for their audible injuries caused by the 9/11 primary blast at Ground Zero.
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