David Worby is pleased to announce that the 9/11 settlement has been approved and will pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to ground zero workers exposed to toxic debris.

"As much as anyone, David Worby was a catalyst for the suits now settled, for which he deserves applause." — Daily News
 

David Worby Honored at Villanova University of Law

David on News 12, September 26, 2012

June 8, 2012: Associated Press- Feds Favor Expanding 9/11 Health Compensation Program To Include 50 Cancers read article  link

September 9, 2011: Journal News - 9/11 responders live with injuries, illnesses sustained at Ground Zero read article


David Worby is among those featured in the documentary, The Toxic Clouds of 9/11: A Looming Health Disaster.


" An excellent overview of 9/11 health issues, including chemical sensitivity, which is widespread among the 10,000 workers in my mass tort lausuit"
—David Worby


December 23, 2010: Journal News - Congress passes Ground Zero health bill  read article

November 20, 2010: New York Times - Sept. 11 Workers Agree to Settle Health Lawsuits  read article  link

November 19, 2010: CNN -  9/11 workers approve settlement with New York City. print article  link

October 2010: Wall Street Journal - Judge: 9/11 workers could get extra $47.5M read article  link

October 2010: Journal News - Judge: 9/11 workers could get extra $47.5M
read article

September 2010: Journal News - House poised to pass 9/11 health bill  
read article

September 2010: Poughkeepsie Journal - Legislation would provide medical treatment for Ground Zero workers read article

David on News 12

June 2010: Journal News- Federal Judge OKs New Settlement offer in 9/11 Toxic-Dust Case read article

June 2010: New York Times - Ground Zero Deal Gives Plaintiffs $712.5 Million link

June 2010: Wall Street Journal - WTC Plaintiffs May Get More Money link

June 2010: NY Daily News - Sick 9/11 first responders to get additional $125 million in compensation link

June 2010: New York Post - New settlement puts Ground Zero worker payout at $712.5M link

June 2010: USA Today - NY judge: New 9/11 health pact 'very good' deal  link

June 2010: Newsday - Judge OK's WTC settlement that adds $125M to the deal link

June 2010: CNN - New proposal for sick WTC workers tops $700 million link

June 2010: Business Week - NYC, 9/11 Workers Reach $712.5 Million Injury-Claims Settlement

April 2010: Bedford Record Review. Lawyer Led 9/11 battle read article
 

March 13, 2010: Associated Press, The Journal News - 9/11 responders have 3 months to accept lawsuit settlement. "This is one great step in the right direction," Worby said. "I started this seven years ago with one random cop from Rockland and one random cop from Mount Kisco, and what that did is it got this national attention; it got federal dollars for testing; it got Mount Sinai (hospital in Manhattan) to really look into the cancer connection."  PDF
News about the 9/11 responders settlement appeared in 1333 news sources around the world including The New York Daily News, New York Times, FOX News, Irish Times, Discover Magazine, Business Week, Newsday and more.

March 12, 2010: SmartPlanet - First responders from 9/11 will get up to $657 million. David Worby told me: “We have won!” He was ecstatic. “I’ve been fighting this battle [for six years]. It’s been torturous,” says Worby. Personal injury lawyer David Worby represents thousands of first responders, who are sick with asthma, respiratory illnesses, and blood cancer. PDF

March 12, 2010, Associated Press: Lawyers urge WTC workers to take $657M settlement.

March 12, 2010 - CNN: Settlement offer worth millions in 9/11 case to go before judge. PDF

March 12, 2010, New York Times: Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal on Claims. read article  PDF

September 2009: NBC news, News Channel 12 and the Bedford Record Review all did features on David Worby on the 8th anniversary of 9/11.

March 20th, 2009: The Toxic Clouds of 9/11: A Looming Health Disaster will be featured at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.  More info about the documentary can be found here.

January 11, 2009: LE MONDE:  La colère de John, pompier à Ground Zero, atteint d'un cancer  PDF

November 2008: New Canadian documentary about the 9/11 rescue and recovery workers.

"It’s the tip of the iceberg," said David Worby, who is representing 10,000 workers - 600 with cancer - who say they got sick after working on rescue and recovery efforts.
 

	David Worby Seriously Outstanding only 5% selected each year visit superlawyers.com	October 2008, David Worby named New York Super Lawyer 2008 (and 2007)

9/22/08 - Kirk: Giuliani 'The Voice Of America's Law Enforcement'
9/11/08 - DUST TO DUST Documentary airs on The Sundance Channel
9/11/08 - NEWS12, 9/11 Coverage
7/9/08 - THE JOURNAL NEWS - Armed forces, first responders... PDF
7/7/08 - Neiman Watchdog - Nieman Reports  PDF
7/3/08 - PRNewswire - 9/11 Workers Refute City's Allegation... PDF
6/29/08 - NY Daily News - Some lawyerly advice on 9/11 workers case...
6/25/08 - David Worby interviewed on WWRL, AM1600 in New York
6/24/08 - David Worby on News12
6/24/08 - NY TIMES - City Questions 9/11....
5/23/08 - WNYC 93.9 FM - City Questions WTC Workers Lawsuits  PDF
5/16/08 - AmericanFreePress.net Feds Censor Sept. 11 Health Disaster
5/9/08 - InfoWars.net - Hundreds Of 9/11 Rescue Workers Now Dead
5/8/08 - NY DAILY NEWS - 360 post-9/11 workers have died....  PDF
5/8/08 - THE STAR LEDGER - More than 360 have died....
5/8/08 - ALL HEADLINE NEWS - 360 Post 9/11 Workers Now Dead  PDF
4/28/08 - NYPOST - '911' Cops on Wall Of Fame  PDF

David on NBC News

4/2/08 - WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS - NY courts forced to hear 9/11... PDF
3/27/08 - NY TIMES - Appeal Allows Lawsuits by Ground Zero Workers PDF
3/27/08 - NY DAILY NEWS - Court rules 9/11 health risks can air PDF
3/27/08 - NY POST - City Still Sitting on 9/11 Cash - PDF
3/27/08 - NY SUN - Ground Zero Ruling Could Cost City Billions of $ PDF
3/27/08 - THE JOURNAL NEWS - Appeals court gives go-ahead.... PDF
3/26/08 - ASSOCIATED PRESS - WTC Cleanup Workers' Cases Can Proceed PDF
Every day, another one of our people comes in wheezing, coughing, choking," said Worby. "They're getting sicker. All they want to know is when will we have our day in court and the answer is soon.

David on Fox5 News

12/3/07 - WASHINGTON POST (AP)- Feds Probe Sept. 11 Insurance Fund  PDF
12/2/07 - NEWSDAY (AP) - Doctor narrows definition of 9/11-related death   PDF
11/30/07 - Fire Rescue 1 - Devoted N.Y. 9/11 responder dies.... PDF
10/21/07 - NEW YORK POST - PA Holding Tight to $650M  PDF
10/19/07 - NEW YOK TIMES - Rejecting ’06 Finding....  PDF
10/17/07 - THE SUN - City May Settle In WTC Suit (AP)  PDF

David on NBC NOW News Forum

David will be featured on many television shows between now and the anniversary of 9/11, including a special documentary on A&E "9/11's Toxic Dust". View complete listing of programs.

David on a special News 12 Newsmakers feature

6/26/07 - WCBS News Radio - Not Impressed w/Whitman's Testimony > LISTEN
6/25/07 - WCBS News Radio - The Air at Ground Zero > LISTEN
6/24/07 - NEW YORK POST - Rudy Men In WTC Health Hit at Christie > PDF
6/17/07 - NEW YORK TIMES - Partners Bound by the Ties of 9/11 > PDF

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE "Giuliani: Worse Than Bush" > PDF
When I first spoke to Worby, he was on his way home from the funeral of a cop. "One thing about Giuliani," he told me. "He's never been to a funeral of a cleanup worker."

6/1/07 - FOREX NEWS - Doctor sees blood cancers in WTC program > READ
5/31/07 - EYEWITNESS NEWS - New cancer concerns for 9/11 responders > READ
5/31/07 - NY DAILY NEWS - 3rd wave of ills from WTC seen > READ
5/31/07 - NY POST - 9/11 Cancer Cops > READ
Worby has long argued that a "synergistic effect" - exposure to multiple toxins - weakened the immune system and accelerated the cancer process.
5/25/07 - NY DAILY NEWS - Her death may not be in vain > READ
5/25/07 - NY POST - 9/11 'SLAY' FRAY > READ
5/24/07 - NEW YORK TIMES -  New York Links a Death to 9/11 Dust > READ
5/24/07 - NY1 - Staten Island Woman's Death Linked To September 11th Dust > MORE
5/24/07 - GUARDIAN UNLIMITED - NYC Adds Post-9/11 Death To Victims Toll > READ
5/15/07 - JOURNAL NEWS - Nanuet Man Dies at 46 > READ
5/14/07 - NEW YORK TIMES - Ground Zero Illness Clouding Giuliani's Legacy > READ
4/20/07 - CBS NEWS - Ruling Stings 9/11 First Responders > READ >VIDEO

Addressing the Health Crisis and Human Needs in the Toxic Wake of 9/11:
A Symposium at Fordham University Lincoln Center, Manhattan Campus
 - David will be speaking at this event on Saturday, April 21st at McNally Hall
(Law School Auditorium).

Worby reaches out to Washington for help - READ NY Times article

David on NBC News, 11/02/06

September 5, 2006
NEW YORK TIMES
Officials Slow to Hear Claims of 9/11 illness >READ


 

August 13, 2006




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