Many of our clients tell us that the free, lifetime, comprehensive, world class medical care provided by the WTC Health Program is just as important to them as any money they might receive from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. After all, many are facing life-threatening illnesses and cancers and their current medical insurance, if they have any at all, may be inadequate or lead to bankruptcy. This is why the 9/11 lawyers at Hansen…

There is an epidemic of breast cancer in the downtown NYC population because of 9/11. When the Twin Towers collapsed, they exposed thousands of residents to a toxic cloud of more than 2,500 known contaminants. These contaminants included asbestos, glass, silica, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and concrete dust. In the weeks and months after the deadly terrorist attacks, volunteers, responders, residents, workers, and students in the Lower Manhattan area near Ground Zero breathed in this…

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act created the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) to help first responders, New York survivors, and families who suffered from illness and harm after the terrorist attacks. When the World Trade Center towers fell, they released more than 2,500 contaminants and toxins into the air. This toxic dust cloud contained asbestos, fiberglass, concrete, and other chemicals. As first responders arrived on the scene, they breathed in this deadly dust…