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  • Victim Compensation Fund • WTC Health Program

    The Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) will Permanently Close Exactly 3 Years from Today

    By Michael Barasch
    Today marks three years from the date that the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) will shut its doors forever. While the WTC Health Program (WTCHP) was extended for 75 years, the 9/11 Community will no longer be able to assert claims for compensation for new illnesses or wrongful death after December 18, 2020. Despite the fact that the VCF has awarded over $7 billion to 14,000+ responders, downtown residents, office workers, teachers and students, the reality is that only a fraction of those eligible have registered with the WTCHP and moved forward with a VCF claim.
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  • Firefighters

    Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Adds 112 Names Due to 9/11 Illnesses

    By Michael Barasch
    Each year during Fire Prevention Week, the memory and valor of New York’s firefighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice is commemorated at the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Albany. This year, 118 new names were etched into the Memorial’s granite wall.
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  • WTC Health Program

    Michael Barasch Joins John Feal on Sonstein Sessions (Nov. 29, 2017): Updating the 9/11 Toxin Epidemic

    By Michael Barasch
    The man who got health care coverage for life for ailing 9/11 first responders, John Feal, joins attorney Michael Barasch on Sonstein Sessions on November 29, 2017 updating the 9/11 toxin epidemic.
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  • Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act

    Michael Barasch on WNYC Morning Edition (Nov. 30, 2017): Only 10 Percent of Those Eligible Have Registered for 9/11 Benefits

    By Michael Barasch
    The following is the transcript from Michael Barasch’s appearance on the WNYC Morning Edition on November 30, 2017 discussing the reason why only 10% of those eligible to receive money & benefits from the Zadroga Health & Compensation Act have signed up.
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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Study Finds 9/11 Toxic Dust Linked to Heart Trouble Risk for Children

    By Michael Barasch

    A recent study indicates that exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs, contained in dust particles released into the homes of New Yorkers by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, seems to be associated with abnormally high cholesterol levels in young adults who were children at the time of the terrorist attacks.
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  • Were You There?

    If you were in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 or in the 8 months that followed, you may be eligible for compensation through the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Call us at 888-351-9421 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.

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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Where Do We Stand With the Ailing 9/11 First Responders?

    By Michael Barasch

    9/11 Responder and Advocate John Feal and 9/11 Survivor and Attorney Michael Barasch discuss the spike in cancers and fatalities due to breathing in the World Trade Center toxins on 9/11 and during the 8 months following. Listen to Audio:

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