A federal judge has approved settlements reached by 78 workers who claimed toxic substances causes their respiratory and intestinal problems as they cleaned private buildings near the World Trade Center after 9/11.
Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the settlements in In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation, 21-mc-102, met the standards for fairness that have been spelled out in other federal cases, including in the related 9/11-worker matter of In Re World Trade Ctr. Disaster Site Litig., 21-mc-100 (SDNY 2010).
