{"id":424004,"date":"2010-03-12T07:46:02","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T12:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/?p=36586"},"modified":"2010-03-12T07:46:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T12:46:02","slug":"650m-compensation-settlement-for-heroes-of-september-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/424004","title":{"rendered":"$650m compensation settlement for heroes of September 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nico Hines
\n<\/span>London Times<\/a>
\nMarch<\/a> 12, 2010<\/p>\n

Rescue and recovery workers who were exposed to a toxic brew of smoke and dust in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks have been awarded $650 million in a compensation deal struck in New York.<\/p>\n

Thousands of 9\/11<\/a> heroes, including firefighters, police officers, construction experts and emergency workers, have filed lawsuits since 2003 but last night\u2019s agreement is expected to put an end to years of legal battles.<\/p>\n

The settlement, worth up to $657.5 million (\u00a3434 million), was reached after negotiations between lawyers representing more than 10,000 people exposed to the debris from the World Trade Center and New York City\u2019s federally financed insurer.<\/p>\n

Some workers are likely to receive payments of only a few thousand dollars. Others could be in line to get more than $1 million, depending on their injuries.<\/p>\n

Full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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