The Department of Justice announced today that Allison Turkel has been appointed as the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund’s new permanent Special Master, replacing interim Special Master August Flentje who was appointed following the departure of former Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya.
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The 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act
Today, the Hansen & Rosasco, LLP team attended the press conference to introduce the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The law firm of Hansen & Rosasco supports the brave
Women with Uterine Cancer Finally Able to Receive 9/11 Victim Benefits
Finally, a silver lining for women 9/11 cancer victims. The World Trade Center Health (WTC) Program has issued the final rule adding all types of uterine cancer, including endometrial cancer, to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List) effective January 18,
World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Funding in 2022 Congressional Omnibus Bill
Due to the large number of potential future 9/11 victims, and exponential medical cost growth primarily to cancer treatment, there was a proposed additional $3.6 billion budget for the WTC Health Program in the recent federal Omnibus Bill to cover
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund: Common Misconceptions
MYTH: The 9/11 VCF is only for first responders.
FACT: Anyone in Downtown NYC (south of Canal Street) between 9/11 and May 30, 2002 – including area workers, residents, teachers, students, volunteers, construction workers, rescue workers, and first responders –
9/11 VCF Makes it Easier for Goldman Sachs Employees to Receive Payout Awards
The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) recently provided new written guidance to help Goldman Sachs employees prove that they were in the “NYC 9/11 Exposure Zone” on 9/11 or anytime in the eight months after. Past and current employees of
Uterine Cancer Is on the Rise
A recent study published in the medical journal JAMA Oncology reveals that death rates for uterine cancer are on the rise, particularly among Black women. The study comes just as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has proposed
What Are the Lingering Health Effects of 9/11?
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the health impact on the first responders and the hundreds of thousands of downtown area workers, residents and others was both immediate and far-reaching, often not felt until many years later. This post
What Are Some Health Issues from 9/11?
Respiratory and Digestive Issues
The “World Trade Center cough” was one of the first signs of exposure incurred at Ground Zero and the surrounding area. Doctors initially recognized the cough within the first six months after the attacks among members
How Much Money Is In the VCF?
Around 400,000 people worked, lived, and went to school in downtown NYC when the twin towers collapsed. in 2001. Recent data confirms that only about 8% (32,000) of these workers, residents, and students who were exposed to the 9/11 toxic