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    Don’t Leave It to Your Family to Prove That You Were There: Here’s What You Should Do to Protect Your Family

    By Michael Barasch

    At least 500,000 people were exposed to toxins in lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks. More people have now died from 9/11 illnesses than the near 3,000 who died on 9/11. While many were there on 9/11, the majority came to the area during the 8 months that followed. Those who lived, worked, and went […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Launches Spanish Website

    By Michael Barasch

    Thousands of downtown workers, residents, and volunteers who were in the 9/11 exposure zone were non-English speaking. And due to the language barrier, far too many of them are unaware that they are entitled to the same benefits as everyone else in the 9/11 community. Our firm is proud to announce the launch of our […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Demands NYS Legislators Pass “9/11 Notice Act” – Two Decades Later, Most Civilians Are Still Unaware Of 9/11 Benefits

    By Michael Barasch

    Here is a distressing statistic: 90% of civilians exposed to 9/11 toxins have not enrolled in the free WTC Health Program. In sheer numbers, approximately 400,000 people who are at heightened risk for respiratory illnesses and cancers don’t even know about the 9/11 programs which were created to help them. As soon as the EPA […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Calls on Congress to Fully Fund the World Trade Center Health Program: Explosion of Cancers Causing $3 Billion Shortfall

    By Michael Barasch

    Over the years, Barasch & McGarry has advocated relentlessly for the 9/11 community’s right to free health care and compensation. Now, we need your help. While the Victim Compensation Fund has been fully funded until 2090, due to an explosion of cancers in the 9/11 community, the World Trade Center Health Program is estimated to […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Honors National Family Caregivers Month

    By Michael Barasch

    November is National Family Caregivers Month. We honor the spouses, children, parents, and other family members and friends of cancer and respiratory illness survivors in the 9/11 community. As we honor National Family Caregivers Month, we remember that 9/11 did not end on 9/11. Today, more than twenty years later, these caregivers provide invaluable support […]

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  • Were You There?

    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.

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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes Lung Cancer Awareness Month

    By Michael Barasch

    November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. If you were there as a first responder or you worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11, you have a higher risk of developing many respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer resulting from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including lung cancer. Within days […]

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