Nearly 6,000 spouses and children of Sept. 11, 2001 victims are one step closer to getting compensation, a total of $2.7 billion, that’s owed to them. Direct family members of first responders who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, were wrongfully barred from receiving money owed to them from the United States Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST), and have been tirelessly advocating to write the wrong. More.
Nearly 6,000 families of 9/11 victims are 1 step closer to receiving compensation
Kreindler & Kreindler Seeks Stay Of 9/11 Depo Leak Sanctions
Kreindler & Kreindler LLP on Tuesday asked a New York federal judge to stay a sanction order over the leak of a deposition from the 9/11 multidistrict litigation, contending the rule on which the sanction order was based doesn't allow the court to sanction a law firm. More.
U.S. Judge Says 9/11 Victims Not Entitled to Afghan Bank Assets
A UNITED STATES JUDGE has recommended that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank to satisfy court judgements they obtained against the Taliban. More.
Proposed law could address financial loopholes in 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
A new law could close some financial loopholes in the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. Advocates of the Fairness for 9/11 Family Act say it will help the first responders and families who were denied or haven’t received the money they were entitled to. More.
New law seeks to add $2.7B to 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
A new law could soon close some financial loopholes in the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Advocates say thousands of first responders and their family members still haven’t received the money they were entitled to after 9/11 because claims were not correctly paid or denied. More.
Biden admin announces more than $300M in mental health funding in part from bipartisan gun bill
The Biden administration on Monday announced more than $300 million in new mental health funding, via awards and grants, with much of the money coming from the bipartisan anti-gun violence law passed this summer by Congress. More.
9/11 survivors upset latest legislation doesn't include $3B for World Trade Center health program funding gap
By a vote of 400–31, the "Fairness for 9/11 Families Act" was approved by the House on Friday, leaving many survivors and responders wondering why a similar bill is not advancing to shore up their underfunded health program. More.
FDNY 9/11-related illness deaths to soon surpass number of members that died in terror attack that day
It’s a milestone no one wants to mark: Within the next year, the number of FDNY members who have died from a 9/11-related illnesses is expected to surpass the number of firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians who died in the terror attack, FDNY and union officials said. More.