deceased 9/11 victims

In most cases, the families of individuals who are incapacitated or deceased as a result of a VCF-eligible condition are able to file a claim on the victim’s behalf. Regardless of their family relationship to the victim, however, people filing a claim on behalf of a deceased victim must prove that they have the legal […]

Q104.3 host Shelli Sonstein interviews FDNY widow Kimberly McDonaugh. They discuss the loss of her heroic husband FDNY Lieutenant Eddie McDonaugh and their 9/11 story.

An FDNY battalion chief, who served the department for 33 years before perishing heroically on 9/11, was finally able to have a Catholic funeral Mass after a small vial of blood he’d donated months prior to the World Trade Center attacks was discovered in a Minnesota storage facility. The family of Lawrence T. Stack had […]

Considering the serious nature of many WTC-related illnesses as well as the length of time that has passed since the September 11 attacks, it is an unfortunate reality that many victims have passed away and that many more are likely to pass before receiving compensation. However, a victim’s family may still be eligible to follow […]