• 9/11 Victim Programs
  • Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)
  • WTC Health Program (WTCHP)
  • Wrongful Death VCF Claims

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    Even Among Firefighters, 9/11 Responders See Increased Cancer Risk

    Even Among Firefighters, 9/11 Responders See Increased Cancer Risk. After all, they routinely encounter toxic smoke containing plastics, carbon monoxide, cyanide, hydrogen chloride, benzene, and more. However, a recent study conducted by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) reveals that not only do the firefighters and EMTs who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 and in the rescue, recovery, and cleanup efforts that followed have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, but they even have a higher incidence of cancer than other firefighters.

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    Deaths That Have Happened Since 9/11

    On September 11, 2001, terrorists killed nearly three thousand people in the deadliest attack in U.S. history, when commercial airplanes full of passengers collided into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon. Here are the Deaths That Have Happened Since 9/11. All of the passengers aboard a third commercial airline perished when the plane crashed into the ground at Shanksville, PA.

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    Congress Calls for Proper Health Services for 9/11 Survivors and First Responders

    A bipartisan group from the U.S. House of Representatives called on representatives from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and federal contractor Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI) to provide a briefing about services—or lack thereof—provided to survivors and first responders of 9/11. LHI contracts to provide medical services for those affected by 9/11 who no longer live in the New York metropolitan area, which includes about 24,000 patients.

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    How Much Money Did Each Victim Receive Through the VCF Fund?

    For the past ten years, one of the main sources of compensation for individuals who suffered a medical condition because of their exposure to the toxic dust at the 9/11 terror attack sites has been the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). This fund has awarded billions of dollars to claimants in the two decades since 9/11, with claims increasing in recent years as more people learn about VCF and doctors diagnose more 9/11-related medical conditions. How Much Money Did Each Victim Receive Through the VCF Fund? More information regarding the VCF fund or your potential eligibility, speak with our experienced 911 injury lawyers today.

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    What Is the WTC Health Registry

    How Is It Different From the WTC Health Program?

    In the two decades since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, researchers have sought answers to questions about the long-term health impacts of exposure to toxic materials at the attack sites. At the same time, the federal government has worked to ensure that impacted individuals have access to health care and monitoring for conditions linked to those exposures.

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    An Overview of September 11th Statistics

    Thousands of people died on September 11, 2001, in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Hundreds of thousands more suffered physical and emotional harm as a result of the disaster. There has never been a deadlier attack in U.S. history, and the federal government has committed to providing compensation, health care, and medical monitoring for individuals impacted by the attacks until 2090.

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