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    Failure to Reauthorize Zadroga Bill is Congress’ Shame (Editorial)

    By Michael Barasch

    The Staten Island Advance has published a scathing editorial criticizing hypocritical politicians for failing to support the extension of the Zadroga Act.  With so many first responders and local residents diagnosed with life-threatening cancers that have been linked to the toxic World Trade Center dust, it is a disgrace that Congress hasn’t done the right […]

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    The Victim Compensation Fund is closing on October 3, 2016. We need your help now to extend it.

    By Michael Barasch

    VCF Awards Likely to Be Cut by 60% Unless You Take Action to Contact Congressmen Outside of the New York Area. “I’m embarrassed. I’m embarrassed for our country.” That’s how Jon Stewart described the failure of Congress to extend health and compensation programs for 9/11 first responders and survivors – 33,000 of whom are suffering […]

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  • Victim Compensation FundZadroga Act9/11 Injuries

    Voices of September 11th Information Forum

    By Michael Barasch

    Attorneys Mike Barasch and Noah Kushlefsky were invited to speak at a Voices of September 11th Forum.  They joined the  Victim Compensation Fund’s (VCF) Special Master Sheila Birnbaum, and the VCF’s NY Director Fran Gottfried.  The four discussed the progress that the VCF has made since Congress passed the Zadroga Health & Compensation Act in […]

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    DEADLINE: JUST 60 DAYS LEFT FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED 9/11 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH PROSTATE CANCER TO REGISTER FOR COMPENSATION

    By Michael Barasch

    Please be aware that there is a critical deadline for all construction workers and first responders who worked at the WTC site. Anyone diagnosed with PROSTATE CANCER between September 11, 2005 and Sept. 11, 2013 must register with the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) by October 21, 2015. In fact, anyone with a certified World Trade […]

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    Fox News Settles Fair Use Lawsuit Over 9/11 Photo on Facebook

    By Michael Barasch

    The Fox News Network has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed over the posting to Facebook of a copyrighted photo taken on September 11, 2001. A federal judge recently ruled the network was not protected by fair use doctrine when it posted an iconic photo called “Raising the Flag at Ground Zero” to its […]

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  • Victim Compensation FundZadroga ActHealth Programs

    More than 100 House Members Back Permanent Extension of Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Law

    By Michael Barasch

    Health and compensation for injured and ill 9/11 survivors and responders set to expire without Congressional action WASHINGTON –Support for a permanent extension of the programs established to aid ailing 9/11 responders and survivors reached a critical milestone today with 102 Members of the House of Representatives, including 24 Republicans, now backing the effort. The […]

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