World Trade Center News

MJ Insurance Adds Brodie, Moore

Indianapolis, Ind.-based independent agency MJ Insurance announced it has added Tamra Brodie as marketing underwriter in the Employee Benefits Division and BJ Moore as a property and casualty producer in the Construction Practice Group. Brodie has more than 15 years …

Declarations

Drunk Driving Suit “It’s crazy that they have the ability to do this behind bars. Inmates have too many rights. They’re the ones who committed the crimes, not us. And we’re the ones who suffer more.” โ€”Joanne Kenney, a Connecticut …

Deal Settles Most Lawsuits over WTC Toxic Dust

A deal reached by New York City and workers exposed to toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city’s failure to provide protective equipment to …

Sept. 11 Settlement Deadline Looms

Thousands of laborers, police officers, firefighters and other first responders suing New York City over their exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust had until Nov. 15 to decide whether to join a legal settlement over their injuries. The settlement …

Judge Extends Deadline for Ill 9/11 Responders

A federal judge has given thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers more time to join a legal settlement that would pay millions of dollars to people sickened by dust from the World Trade Center, if enough of them agree …

Sept. 11 Workers Face Deadline for Health Settlement

Thousands of laborers, police officers and firefighters suing New York City over their exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust have until Monday to decide whether to join a legal settlement that could ultimately pay them as much as $815 …

Judge Sustains Charges in Ground Zero Tower Fire

There were a raft of hazards and regulatory failures at a contaminated ground zero tower where two firefighters died, but that’s not a reason to toss out manslaughter charges against three construction company figures who worked there, a judge ruled …

Most 9/11 Responders OK Settlement Resolving Suit

A lawyer representing 10,000 ground zero workers suing New York City over their exposure to World Trade Center dust said earlier this month that 75 percent have signed a settlement resolving their claims and most of the rest have indicated …

Most 9/11 Responders OK Settlement Resolving Suit

A lawyer representing 10,000 ground zero workers suing New York City over their exposure to World Trade Center dust said Tuesday that 75 percent have signed a settlement resolving their claims and most of the rest have indicated they will …

Ohio Insurance Institute: State’s Insured Losses from Ike – $1.255B

For some Ohioans, the memory of Hurricane Ike is only surpassed by the damage it caused last Sept. 14 as it made its way across the Buckeye State packing winds at speeds equal to a Category 1 hurricane (up to …