source: Raw Story Nov 11, 2010
Thousands of rescue workers sickened after the September 11 attacks in New York have until the end of Monday to accept a settlement that could near 800 million dollars.
9/11 Rescue Workers Have Until Monday to Accept $800 Million Settlement
November 11, 2010
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9/11 Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
August 14, 2010by Bandbsull source: 9/11 Blogger Aug 14, 2010
On July 23, 2010 Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein published an order terminating motions in the 9/11 wrongful death cases of Barbara Keating and Sara Low.
After languishing in his court for years and being told by their attorneys that they had almost no chance of getting a trial on liability, a proposed settlement was proffered in Keating v. American Airlines, Inc. and Low v. U.S. Airways, Inc. Unfortunately the good judge essentially sat on the motions for several months, neither ruling for or against them.
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Civil Liberties Let Down: Judge Hellerstein Rejects ACLU Suit Against CIA
July 16, 2010With all the news on Hellerstein standing up for the 9/11 first responders - I thought he might be a good guy….well, I learned something that others may already know real fast tonight .
source: AP / Yahoo July 16, 2010
A federal judge on Thursday refused to force the public release of CIA methods relating to Sept. 11 detainees who were interrogated harshly, saying the judiciary’s authority is limited when national security is at stake.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected arguments by the American Civil Liberties Union that it should be able to force the CIA to release names and documents related to the detainees if the methods used by the agency were illegal.
He said to do so would “confer an unwarranted competence to the district court to evaluate national intelligence decisions.”
The judge said releasing the documents requested by the ACLU would provide operational details about the application of various interrogation techniques in various circumstances for a particular detainee.
“The difference between the information officially released and the CIA operational records here is different in quality, degree, and kind,” Hellerstein said.
He cited an earlier court case that he said was consistent with his findings. In that case, the Supreme Court let the government withhold identifying information of scientists who worked on a covert CIA program researching the use of chemical, biological and radiological materials to control human behavior. The program led to the death of some human test subjects.
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This Week in 9/11 (April 12 -18)
April 18, 2010A summary of news relating to 9/11/01 - For the week of April 12 through April 18, 2010. (Last week is here)
The lawsuit against NYC by over 10,000 volunteers, first responders and Ground Zero workers has had another twist added to its history. This week NYC announced that they are appealing Judge Hellersteins intervention into the closing of this multi-billion dollar case. Many of the Ground Zero workers have applauded the Judge’s decision.
Ground Zero workers have suffered for years from heart, lung and other ailments resulting from toxic fumes breathed in for month on and around Ground Zero. Only after all this time are their health issues being addressed and recognized as related to Ground Zero work, in turn offering monetary compensation. Unfortunately many of these workers have long since passed and any settlement will be too late. For the tens of thousands of people who are living with health effects from Ground Zero, and the rush to re-open Wall St. after 9/11, this lawsuit is a glimmer of hope. The Judge has said his decision to block the payment and stop the case is because he feels the 9/11 workers deserve more and the lawyers deserve less, in terms of settlement rewards.
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