NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
a Islanders’ eiats
of possible suits
over aftermath
of WTC collapse
tops’$1B so far
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More than 300 Staten ‘Islanders,
most 6f them firefighters and po-
lice officers, -Have - given notice
they may sue.the city over the.af-
termath of the World Trade Gen-
ter attack, Comptroller William
Thompson's office reported yes-
terday. .
The claims;totaling about:$1.bu-.
lion, involve injuries or damage
suffered not in the attack-itself,
but because of the city’s alleged
negligence during-the recovery.
and cleanup.
Some 1300 New Yorkers hay “fi
filed notices of claims —‘the’
step in the lawsuit process — for
. a total of $7.18 billion, Thompson
said.
Of that number, spokesman
Scott. Taffet said, some 325 are
Staten tslanders, inclading 301 ‘te in
firefighters and caps.
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Of eapiin notices pf sist,
ere: ee officers and
fers,-with ‘the zest from
civliais, Tatiet sdid. . ;
’ He said that not all the-claims
were filed within the 90-day lim-
it pales bylaw, and some were
3
i | daims' top $7B
night on how many ‘had ‘been dis-
allowed at this poifft.
Most of those threatening to
take the city to court.are fire-
fighters who ¢laim the city-gave
them inadequate respiratory pro-
tection to work inthe smoldering
rubble.
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NYC-WTC_000141746Source: NYC Law Department, mirrored locally
Document outlining key personnel and roles within the Department of Environmental Protection during the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks.