Lawyers urge WTC workers to take $657M settlement
Lawyers and city officials say they are confident they can get ground zero responders to agree on a settlement for sick people who toiled in the ruins of the World Trade Center.
Thousands of workers who claim to have been sickened by dust and debris will have three months to decide whether to accept the package worth up to $657 million. If 95 percent don’t say yes, the deal is off.
The decision will be a complicated one, but a lead attorney for the firm that negotiated the settlement says most of the feedback from clients has been positive.
A representative of one victims’ group isn’t so sure. He says the deal doesn’t contain enough money.Lawyers and city officials say they are confident they can get ground zero responders to agree on a settlement for sick people who toiled in the ruins of the World Trade Center.
Thousands of workers who claim to have been sickened by dust and debris will have three months to decide whether to accept the package worth up to $657 million. If 95 percent don’t say yes, the deal is off.
The decision will be a complicated one, but a lead attorney for the firm that negotiated the settlement says most of the feedback from clients has been positive.
A representative of one victims’ group isn’t so sure. He says the deal doesn’t contain enough money.