Settlement Talks Reported in Ground Zero Workers’ Suit
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/nyregion/05zero.html?hp
With a firm trial date looming for thousands of lawsuits brought by workers at ground zero against the city, lawyers for both sides are engaged in intensive talks aimed at settling some or all the cases.
The first 12 cases are scheduled for trial on May 16 in Manhattan. But Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who is overseeing the litigation — involving rescue and cleanup workers who sued over illnesses and injuries they say stemmed from working at the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack — said at a recent hearing that a detailed settlement plan about 70 pages long had been drafted.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/nyregion/05zero.html?hp
Why does this take so long to happen???
The first 12 cases are scheduled for trial on May 16 in Manhattan. But Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who is overseeing the litigation — involving rescue and cleanup workers who sued over illnesses and injuries they say stemmed from working at the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack — said at a recent hearing that a detailed settlement plan about 70 pages long had been drafted.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/nyregion/05zero.html?hp
Why does this take so long to happen???
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EthicalVegan
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You think THAT'S the reason?
- 2 years ago
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EthicalVegan:
Yes. Why do you suppose they would want to wait? I mean its been quite a while now.
- 2 years ago
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Because the city doesn't want to have to pay. How can they expect to pay the hundreds of millions of dollars and still keep the budget within reason?
- 2 years ago
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