City officials said 10,043 plaintiffs who claim they were sickened by toxins at Ground Zero accepted the deal. About 98% of the plaintiffs who are the sickest signed on. Sipkin/News9/11 Health Settlement Accepted by Workers -- Wall Street Journal
More than 95% of Ground Zero workers agreed to accept a settlement of long-running litigation over respiratory diseases and other injuries suffered as a result of recovery operations following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
A report released Friday indicated that 95.1% of 10,563 eligible plaintiffs agreed to participate in the settlement, which could be as much as $815 million. More than 98% of the sickest workers, known as Tier 4, agreed to accept the deal.
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World Trade Center rescue workers accept $625 million settlement in 9/11 health case -- New York Daily News
Settlement for WTC first responders OK'd -- UPI
9/11 workers approve settlement with New York City -- CNN
Ground Zero workers settle lawsuit -- USA Today
Sept. 11 Settlement on Health Claims Approved by 10,000 Workers -- San Francisco Chronicle
Most 9/11 responders settle suits over WTC dust -- AP
Plaintiffs Meet 95 Percent Threshold for 9/11 Settlement, Source Says -- New York Law Journal
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