Archive of News (2016)
FDNY EMS WTC Heroes Denied Their Disability Pensions
I am friends with Gary Smiley, someone I’ve never met face to face. The bond that has formed this friendship is the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11. I am one of the survivors. Gary is a Rescue Paramedic.
Special master of 9/11 compensation fund stepping down
The administrator of the federal compensation fund for Sept. 11 victims is stepping down after five years.
Special master of Sept. 11 compensation fund stepping down
The administrator of the federal compensation fund for Sept. 11 victims is stepping down after five years.
AG Loretta Lynch appoints Rupa Bhattacharyya as new head of 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund has a new boss.
Attorney General Lynch Names Rupa Bhattacharyya as Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today announced that she has chosen Rupa Bhattacharyya to head the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) after current VCF Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum steps down later this month.
The following message was sent from Special Master Sheila Birnbaum to the VCF team.
It has been a great privilege and honor for me to serve as Special Master of the 9/11 VCF for the last five years.
Hedge Fund That Bet on Terror Lawsuit Is Accused of Fraud by SEC
Suit claims the firm misrepresented its assets to investors
September 11th fund issues new guidelines after raising $1.52 billion
Over the last five years, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has paid more than $1.52 billion to recovery workers, residents and first responders who were impacted by the terrorist acts…
9-11 Victim Compensation Fund Pays Over $1.52 Billion to Claimants and Announces Updated Regulations and Claim Form
The Department of Justice announced today that since it reopened in 2011, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has paid over $1.52 billion to first responders, recovery workers, and residents who suffered physical harm or were killed…
9/11 Responders Still Suffer With Poor Lung Function
Exposure-related FEV1 declines worse in firefighters who also smoked