Hundreds Sue Over WTC Health Effects
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Hundreds of people who worked on the World Trade Center cleanup have filed a class-action lawsuit against the leaseholder of the towers and those who supervised the job, alleging they did little to protect workers from dust, asbestos and other toxins in the air.
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A New York Jury ruled that the two planes that hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 were two separate events instead of one which increased the insurers liability by at least $140 million.
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A lawsuit is filed on behalf of bummed-out New York customers.
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Most of the health problems reported after the September 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory difficulties and mental distress, according to an American government report published on Wednesday.
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Both the city and state of New York sue Merck over Vioxx payments
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The Bush administration was accused of ignoring the health problems that arose among workers who toiled at ground zero and the claims of downtown residents who say they were also sickened by the dust.
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Most of the 70,000 people who worked or lived near Ground Zero suffered from wheezing, shortness of breath or coughing spells after the 2001 terror attack, a report released Monday shows.
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Doctors treating sickened ground zero workers offered Congress a detailed diagnosis Wednesday of the ailments still affecting thousands after the Sept. 11 attacks, but warned that there's no way to determine how many more may become afflicted with life-threatening illnesses.
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A bill to be introduced on the sixth anniversary of the attacks would provide medical coverage and financial compensation to anyone exposed to ground zero dust.
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New York City officials are grappling with several proposals to achieve the goal of delivering medicine to thousands of people within 48 hours of a terrorist attack.
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Respiratory ailments, mental trauma and other problems that arose after the Sept. 11 attacks are costing the U.S. health care system $393 million per year, according to an analysis that city officials released Tuesday.
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Allianz AG, Europe&#39;s largest insurer, said a New York court ruling that defined the World Trade Center terrorist attacks as two separate events may cost it as much as 80 million euros ($107.6 million).
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The US agency that owns the World Trade Centre site and lost 84 employees in the September 11 attacks is suing Saudi Arabia. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement on Friday it was
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Angry residents gathered near ground zero to denounce the government's handling of Sept. 11-related health problems, saying they have been ignored for years.
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Dozens of lawsuits brought by the families of 9/11 victims against airlines, security companies and other parties are moving toward a trial.
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The agency that owned the World Trade Centre says it will file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for damages it suffered on September 11, 2001, noting 84 of its employees were killed in the air attacks that toppled the twin towers.
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More than a dozen states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to lower soot levels from smokestacks and exhaust pipes, a move the state officials argue would save thousands of lives.