January 27, 2020 By Turley, Hansen & Rosasco New York City firefighters (as well as firefighters from other jurisdictions) continue to face increased cancer risks and battle chronic respiratory issues – even 18 years after the World Trade Center attacks. This finding is based on research discussed at a recent Regional Firefighter Cancer Seminar at the FDNY Fire Academy on Randall’s Island. The event was sponsored by the First Responder Center for Excellence, along with…

January 23, 2020 By Turley, Hansen & Rosasco Many answered the call on September 11, 2001. Firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and medical professionals – among a long list of brave professionals. One group that has either gone unmentioned or received little coverage is made up of the men and women who attend to communication, electricity, water, and gas utilities. Yes, utility workers. They were also there on 9/11, as well as the months after the…

January 21, 2020 By Turley, Hansen & Rosasco Finally, the deadline has been extended to July 29, 2021, to make a claim for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). News 12 Long Island took the time to speak with Phil Alvarez, Turley Hansen & Rosasco, LLP’s Community Outreach and Education Director and brother to the late Lou Alvarez — the NYPD detective who inspired Congress to extend the VCF shortly before he died of…

January 9, 2020 By Turley, Hansen & Rosasco It was 17 years after seeing the first tower of the World Trade Center collapse that Marya Columbia first began to suffer. Back on Sept. 11, 2001, Marya and her husband watched from their Lower Manhattan rooftop as the second plane hit, The New Yorker reports. The couple was evacuated, returning that night to an eerie, dust-filled neighborhood. But to Marya and her husband, this was still…

December 18, 2019 By Turley, Hansen & Rosasco At Turley Hansen & Rosasco, LLP, we try to understand how difficult it is to make end-of-life decisions. We have supported 9/11 survivors and their families since 2001, offering the support, guidance, and comfort needed as they undergo treatments or decide to enter into hospice care. Please see Phil Alvarez, our Director of 9/11 Outreach and Education, talk about the hospice services his brother Luis received before…

December 13, 2019 By Turley, Hansen & Rosasco The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has just extended the wrongful death deadline to July 31, 2021 for all families who lost loved ones exposed to the 9/11 toxins, which includes first responders and people who worked, lived, or went to school in Lower Manhattan. This news should provide hope and help to many families whose 9/11 deceased compensation claims were previously denied. Any individual or family…

December 12, 2019 By Turley, Hansen & Rosasco A retired Army Reservist Captain, New York Police Lieutenant, National Guard Officer, an intelligence officer. All four titles have been earned by one man – Anthony Caruso. This man has experienced 9/11 full circle – from the attack on the World Trade Center to serving in the war in Iraq. And Anthony Caruso still feels the effects of the 9/11 experience. This was Anthony’s first memory of…