The Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) will Permanently Close Exactly 3 Years from Today
By Michael Barasch
Today marks three years from the date that the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) will shut its doors forever. While the WTC Health Program (WTCHP) was extended for 75 years, the 9/11 Community will no longer be able to assert claims for compensation for new illnesses or wrongful death after December 18, 2020. Despite the fact that the VCF has awarded over $7 billion to 14,000+ responders, downtown residents, office workers, teachers and students, the reality is that only a fraction of those eligible have registered with the WTCHP and moved forward with a VCF claim.
Michael Barasch Joins John Feal on Sonstein Sessions (Nov. 29, 2017): Updating the 9/11 Toxin Epidemic
By Michael Barasch
The man who got health care coverage for life for ailing 9/11 first responders, John Feal, joins attorney Michael Barasch on Sonstein Sessions on November 29, 2017 updating the 9/11 toxin epidemic.
Cancers of Former Students and Teachers Linked to 9/11 Toxic Dust
By Michael Barasch
At least 12 former students who attended schools south of Canal Street on 9/11, or during the eight months that followed, have filed claims with the federal government for World Trade Center-related cancers. Dozens of others have been diagnosed with well-recognized 9/11 respiratory illnesses. Scores of teachers have fallen ill, and, tragically, many have died from their WTC illnesses.
Barasch McGarry, the Only Law Firm Represented at Research to Care: WTC Health Program Community Engagement Event
By Michael Barasch
On Saturday, October 21st, Michael Barasch and his associates, Lee London, Mariya Atansova, Jennifer Jimenez, Richard Alles, and Rebecca Forman, attended the World Trade Center Health Program’s first ever Research to Care Community Engagement event. Barasch McGarry was the only law firm in attendance.
Research to Care Community Engagement Event on 9/11 Health on October 21, 2017
By Michael Barasch
This Saturday, October 21 the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is hosting its first ever Research to Care Community Engagement event! The program will be held from 8:30am – 4:00pm at the NYU Langone Medical Center, located at 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
If you were in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 or in the 8 months that followed, you may be eligible for compensation through the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Call us at 888-351-9421 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.
WTC Health Program Declines to Add Parkinson’s Disease to List of 9/11-Related Conditions
By Michael Barasch
The two petitions from 9/11 survivors met the threshold test in that they “suggested a potential association between exposure to known 9/11 agents and Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism, including manganese-induced parkinsonism,” but ultimately were rejected for insufficient evidence of causation.
