| <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { | | | | items that take a while to show symptoms. Meaning |
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| People are tired of waiting, especially the individuals | | | | workers are now realizing the effects that the WTC |
| who helped clean up after 9/11 at the WTC site who | | | | site had on their body. |
| incurred injuries due to toxins in the air. The chemicals | | | | The WTC captive insurance company has said that it |
| that the workers spread into their lungs like a wildfire | | | | put away $1 billion dollars to give out to those injured |
| as volunteers stayed around to help at the WTC site | | | | on site. However, much of this money has been |
| for months. People incurred respiratory complications | | | | chalked up to Attorney’s fees for the state |
| due to the hazardous materials and toxins that were | | | | side, causing the fund to be depleted on a daily basis. |
| present at the site after the WTC towers collapsed. | | | | In order to fight back individual WTC workers have |
| The WTC captive fund was put together to ensure | | | | resulted to getting together programs to talk about |
| that those workers who experienced injuries would | | | | the situation and support each other through their |
| be covered for their medical bills, loss of wages, and | | | | time of need. These WTC workers put their lives on |
| some pain and suffering. Yet thousands of claims | | | | hold for months & years to give back to the |
| that have been received to the state have neither | | | | city that they love. Yet they have been treated |
| been processed nor litigated. There were some | | | | unfairly and deserve at least the opportunity to |
| problems that occurred due to validating the claims | | | | become healthy again. Many WTC workers have |
| of all of the different WTC workers. In deciding the | | | | been left out of work due to there injures at the |
| severity of each individual would be extremely costly | | | | site that have literally made it impossible for them to |
| and time consuming, there have been talks as to a | | | | work. Since over $75 million dollars has already been |
| class action suit. However this would also prove to be | | | | spent on lawyer fees, it is now time to take back |
| a very time consuming project for individual cases | | | | what rightfully belongs to the WTC workers who |
| would need to be thoroughly identified so the right | | | | were injured at the site. |
| classifications could be made. Thousands of WTC | | | | If you or a loved one has been injured from working |
| workers have not seen a cent to help them with | | | | at the WTC site, contact a lawyer to gain back what |
| their medical bills or other costs incurred from being | | | | it rightfully yours. Don’t let the WTC captive |
| hurt on site. Another problem lies within the injury of | | | | fund just sit there collecting dust while you and your |
| the WTC workers. Many have experienced | | | | family are suffering. Get back on track with your life |
| respiratory problems related to other cancerous | | | | and settle this dispute once and for all. |