Earlier last week, 95 percent of the approximately 10,000 workers injured or exposed to harmful elements involved in the first response following the 9/11 terrorist attack cleanup and recovery at the World Trade Center opted into the $625-$712.5 million settlement.
The NY Daily reports that for the 520 of those who didn’t opt into the compensation deal, a special council was chosen by Manhattan federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein to give this group until Dec. 17 a chance to benefit from the settlement.
The money for the settlement comes from a World Trade Captive Insurance Company fund in addition to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
