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NY Disability Law Blog: Lawyers Give Joint Seminar on Ground Zero Workers’ Compensation Claims and Lawsuits

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Lawyers Give Joint Seminar on Ground Zero Workers' Compensation Claims and Lawsuits
Posted on February 5, 2007 by Troy Rosasco

It was my pleasure to give a seminar recently to volunteer firefighters at the Bellmore Fire District on Long Island about their rights to workers' compensation (even as volunteers) under the new 9/11 Rescue Workers' Law. Andrew Carboy and Beth Jablon of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo also gave an excellent presentation on the rights of the volunteer firefighters to sue the City of New York if they worked at Ground Zero and later develop cancer or breathing problems. For instance, I met one firefighter who developed tongue cancer after working at Ground Zero but had never touched a cigarette in his life. Unfortunately, such stories are becoming more and more common these days as I field these unfortunate callers on almost a daily basis. (keep reading)

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