More than 200 workers who say they suffered respiratory and other injuries after cleaning up buildings around the World Trade Center in the aftermath of 9/11 will get a second chance in their litigation against building owners and tenants following a decision by a federal appeals court Thursday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said 211 plaintiffs who lost on summary judgment before Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein (See Profile) can now continue to litigate claims that their safety was jeopardized by hazardous conditions in the buildings.

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