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NY Attorney General says legal funding company ripped off 9/11 responders, football players with ‘unlawfully high’ interest rates
A lending company promised 9/11 and NFL concussion victims attractive advances on payouts — then cheated them out of millions with “unlawfully high” interest rates, the New York State Attorney General alleged Tuesday.
Company accused of scamming 9/11 heroes out of millions
A legal-funding company is being accused of targeting 9/11 first responders and allegedly scamming them out of millions of dollars.
Legal financial advance firm accused of scamming 9/11 heroes, NFL players
A New Jersey-based company that offers financial advances to people awaiting legal settlements was accused Tuesday of scamming first responders to the 9/11 terrorist attack by luring them into costly advance deals on pending compensation and settlement payouts.
In the wind: Experts say thousands of Downtowners affected by toxic 9/11 dust still missing from Zadroga Act rolls
t’s been more than 15 years since the 9/11 attacks spread a cloud of toxic chemicals and dust across Lower Manhattan, and advocates say that many of the people who were harmed by it still don’t realize how they…
NYPD Deputy Chief James Molloy dies of 9/11-related brain cancer
An NYPD chief has died of 9/11-related brain cancer after a long struggle with the disease, officials said Tuesday.
9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ : January 5, 2017 — NJ.com — N.J. firm sues N.Y. AG over 9/11 victims loan allegations, report says A […]
OP-ED: Downtowners should sign up for the health care they deserve
In the decade and a half since the September 11th attacks, lower Manhattan has not only been restored, it has become even more dynamic than before.
Tragedy as Irish firefighter 124th to die from Ground Zero toxic fumes after 9/11 attack
AN IRISH firefighter who worked at Ground Zero for months after the 9/11 terrorist attack has become the 124th officer to die from breathing in the dust and toxic air.
The Toll Of Terror Grows As Another New York City Hero Falls
Another hero has fallen, as the toll of death from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks continues to rise.
Please share our outreach video with Jon Stewart
Last month 9/11 Heath Watch joined with the FealGood Foundation Outreach, 911 Environmental Action, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH) and Voices of September 11th. and sponsored a special outreach event. You can view it on youtube here. Comedian Jon Stewart moderated the “Facebook Live” event to help us find the […]