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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Beyond First Responders: The Emerging Victims of 9/11

    By Michael Barasch

    On May 14, 2007, iHeartRadio host Shelli Sonstein welcomed Dr. Pamela King to her show, Sonstein Sessions, to discuss her battle with 9/11-related cancer. Dr. King continues to teach at the High School of Economics & Finance, at 100 Trinity Place, where she was working on September 11, 2001, mere steps from Ground Zero.
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  • WTC Health Program

    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.
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  • WTC Health Program

    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.
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  • WTC Health Program

    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.
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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Michael Barasch Interviewed About Teachers and Students Sickened by 9/11 Toxins

    By Michael Barasch

    On July 7, attorney Michael Barasch joined iHeartRadio host Shelli Sonstein on Sonstein Sessions to discuss a little-known aspect of the post-9/11 health crisis: the long-term effects on teachers and students in lower Manhattan in 2001 and 2002. Also on hand were Michal Novemsky and Ronald Valenzuela, students at the time who have since developed 9/11-related cancers, and United Federation of Teachers executive Ellie Engler, also a 9/11 cancer survivor.
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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.

  • Health Programs

    New NY State Law Allows Unlimited Sick Leave for Government-Employed 9/11 First Responders

    By Michael Barasch

    New York State lawmakers recently addressed an inequitable situation creating hardship for 9/11 responders who work on state and municipal payrolls outside of New York City. In the years since the terrorist attacks, thousands of first responders and rescue and recovery workers have become sick due to exposure to toxic air at Ground Zero, but […]

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