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>>>The irony HERE is that these people -- on their own -- decided to
live in NYC, to work in NYC, and suffer the consequences / enjoy the
benefits therefrom. This is another case of people assuming that
they live in a society that has no risks whatsoever and that when
risk is introduced, it is never their fault but that of the
government. The plug-humpers and the baton-twirlers (FDers & PDers)
have had extensive training in various safety precautions; the FDers,
for example, are taught how to use respirators when fighting fires as
well as providing fire inspections for buildings they can expect to
have to save from conflagrations (i.e., knowing the risks of the
contents when exposed to flame, fire, and infernoes). Their
circumstances are indeed unfortunate but they also have people in
their own organisations who are paid to stop and think about the
effects of their pursuits. A<>E<>R <<<
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Today: February 07, 2002 at 10:57:26 PST
1,300 People May Sue NYC
NEW YORK- From rescue workers who say they have lung problems to
business owners who say their shops were damaged, 1,300 people have
given notice they may sue the city for a total of $7.18 billion over
the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack.
The claims involve injuries or damage caused not by the attack itself
but by the alleged negligence of the city during the recovery and
cleanup.
The vast majority are from firefighters who say the city gave them
inadequate respiratory protection at the smoldering trade center
site.
Not all of those who served notice will sue. Some, for example, may
instead seek money from the federal victims compensation fund. But
the notices preserve their right to bring a lawsuit.
The notices show the extent of the health complaints being lodged by hundreds of
firefighters, police officers and other recovery workers who fear cancer or other
ailments.
Asbestos, benzene, dioxin, PCBs and other contaminants have been detected in the twin
towers' ruins. In the first few days after the attack, as many as 150 firefighters and
police officers were at the scene 24 hours a day
.
Firefighter Palmer Doyle said he worked two 12-hour days without a respirator at the
site. He filed notice of a $10 million claim.
"You run up a couple flights of stairs, which I used to do with no problem, and you
find yourself sucking in the air," he said. "What if, five years down the road, we
develop lung cancer or something like that?"
Most other notices are from property owners near the trade center.
Police officers commandeered Murray's Deli, about four blocks from the twin towers, on
the day of the attack, according to Brian Rappaport, the owners' lawyer. They allege
the shop was left open by police, robbed and vand
alized.
The city is self-insured and awards from successful lawsuits would be paid out of the
city's general fund.
"We don't believe the city is liable. But we'll obviously have to take a look at the
complaints if and when they come in," said Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo, the
city's chief lawyer.
Notices to sue have to be filed within 90 days, though people can go to court and
obtain a waiver of the deadline.
An additional 111 notices have been filed with the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey, the owner of the World Trade Center complex.
Some city workers could be eligible for benefits from the federal victims'
compensation fund. Kenneth Feinberg, the fund's administrator, said workers would have
to waive their right to sue if they sought federal compensa
tion, but would get money more quickly and easily through the fund.
Yet many firefighters worry that they could develop cancer long after tapping into the
federal fund, said Michael Barasch, whose law firm filed notices on behalf of several
hundred workers.
Fire Department spokesman Frank Gribbon said the department tried to get respirators
to firefighters as fast as possible after the attack.
"We know that they were available in a limited capacity in the days that followed
Sept. 11," Gribbon said. They soon became more plentiful, he said, but even then,
"guys had them around their necks and they weren't wearin
g them."
Firefighters may also file for Social Security benefits and receive three-quarters of
their last year's pay tax-free for life if a line-of-duty injury forces retirement.
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