• 9/11 Victim Programs
  • Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)
  • WTC Health Program (WTCHP)
  • Wrongful Death VCF Claims

Hansen & Rosasco, LLP

    What Happens If Your Loved One Died of Cancer or Other 9/11 Illness?

    In the 20-plus years since 9/11, more than 5,000 families have lost a loved one to a 9/11 cancer or other illness. Those unfortunate souls who lost their lives include people who breathed the dust and fumes that stayed in lower Manhattan from 9/11 until mid-2002. The majority of those who have passed since 9/11 are people who, not knowing the dangers of the toxic air, went back to work, live, or school in lower Manhattan south of Canal Street. 

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    Pentagon Worker Eligibility for 9/11 Compensation and the 2022 Omnibus Spending Bill

    The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) was created to provide financial assistance to Pentagon workers and others who were present at the Pentagon and other exposure zones during the attacks, as well as those who may have been exposed to toxic substances as a result. The program provides compensation not only for physical injuries that day but also for illnesses such as cancer or breathing/digestive disorders that often take many years (sometimes decades) to develop. Available tax-free compensation includes economic and non-economic(pain & suffering) awards, as well as wrongful death damages for families who, at any time over the past 20-plus years, lost a loved one who was at the Pentagon during or the months after the attacks.

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    The 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

    Today, the Hansen & Rosasco, LLP team attended the press conference to introduce the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The law firm of Hansen & Rosasco supports the brave men and women who ran towards danger and helped in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by cosponsoring the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act.

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    World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Funding in 2022 Congressional Omnibus Bill

    Due to the large number of potential future 9/11 victims, and exponential medical cost growth primarily to cancer treatment, there was a proposed additional $3.6 billion budget for the WTC Health Program in the recent federal Omnibus Bill to cover the projected WTC Health Program gap in funding by 2024. To our dismay, this $3.6 billion proposal to fund the WTC Health Program was originally omitted completely from the recent $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill that will fund the government through the end of the fiscal year.

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    9/11 VCF Makes it Easier for Goldman Sachs Employees to Receive Payout Awards

    The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) recently provided new written guidance to help Goldman Sachs employees prove that they were in the “NYC 9/11 Exposure Zone” on 9/11 or anytime in the eight months after. Past and current employees of Goldman Sachs in New York, NY are being diagnosed with one or more of the 68 types of cancer that have been proven to be caused by exposure to toxins in the air on and after September 11th.

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