RESOURCES

Perry Binder, JD

 

The September 11 Litigation & Judge's Orders
9-11 Visibility Project & 9-11 Family Steering Committee

1. 9-11 Fund gains trust 1a.  The Final Rules - First ruling NYT
2. Fund's Economic Loss Table (pdf) 2a.  Commentary on Final Rules
    Legislate more money for victims? 3a.  FEMA broadens aid pool NYT
3. Claims Flow Chart (pdf) -- comments 4a.  Lawyers comment
4. Justice outlines victims' payouts 5a.  9-11 legislation
5. Averting gender bias 5a.  Foreign nationals NYT
6. No allowance for domestic partners? 6a.  NY Gov & AG Object
7. A Feinberg 9-11 proceeding  NYT  7a.  NYC Firefighters' Claims  NYT
8  Fund payments to injured  8a   Fund payments to families 
9  9-11 litigation misconceptions? 9a   

Civil Lawsuits:

1. United Airlines sued - Read Complaint (pdf) 1a.  WTC Civil/Criminal cases
2. Gov't stacks deck vs plaintiff ?: NYT  2a.   $2.7 billion, at what cost?
    Court limits access to documents 3a.   Safe deposit? - 26 page complaint
3. WTC losses at 8.2 billion? NYT  On appeal 4a.   Suing over airport search
4. 1,300 may sue NYC over air quality 5a.   Airline profiling - Complaint (pdf)
5. Interference with Cantor contracts? NYT 6a.   Evacuation lawsuit NYT
6. Suing bin Laden 7a.   Moratorium on lawsuits?
7. Many Families Hiring Lawyers NYT  8a.   9-11 Survivors in it for money?  NYT
8. Tough legal choices 9a.   Do Trial Lawyers Care?
9. 9/11 detainee sues U.S. NYT 10a   9-11 court rules
10 9-11 Environmental Action  11a  Injured but missed deadline
11 Respirator lawsuit ruling (large pdf) 12a  The Fund or the Court?  NEW
12 Feinberg suit dismissed (large pdf) 13a  9-11 lawsuit deadline extended
13 Litigation misconceptions
14 9-11 backlash cases
15 Building adjacent to WTC		 14a  Settling WTC worker comp
15a  NYC creates 9-11 legal division

Economic Issues:

1. WTC tenants want back deposits NYT 1a. Business interruption insurance
2. Redeveloping ground zero NYT 2a. America in slowdown
3. $100 billion to rebuild? 3a. Small biz v. the terrorists
4. $1 billion in aid for ground zero NYT 4a. Developer won't pay terror policy
5. Commercial insurance costs NYT 5a. Airlines lobby for relief  NYT
6. Doling out airline loans NYT 6a. Downtown exodus of business? NYT
7. 9-11 Coverage from Newsday 7a. NYC plan for terror aid  NYT
8. Small biz casualties  NYT 8a. NY Atty General's 9/11 page
9a  Biz interruption insurance

Social Issues:

1. Immediate aftermath NYT 1a. Georgia State student visits NY
2. Colleges fear anti-terrorism law 2a. Kids go back to school NYT
3. NY is losing jobs NYT 3a. Therapy in the aftermath NYT
4. Rebuild the twin towers? NYT 4a. "Life since 9/11" FORUM NYT
5. Families fight over 9-11 Fund NYT 5a.  9-11 bridging racial divide? NYT
6. Planning a memorial NYT 6a.  Springsteen finds hope  NYT
7. Children suffer with losses NYT
7. Families of Sept 11		 7a.  Aviation law guru dies  NYT

Moral Issues:

1. Did the US know about 9-11? 1a. Insurers profit NYT
2. What about the '93 victims?  2a. Gov't patrolling the internet NYT
    '98?  All victims? NYT 3a.  PBS - Why the towers fell
3. Claiming tax break over flag NYT 4a. Charities under pressure
4. ATM 9-11 ripoffs NYT 5a. An obligation to donate? NYT
5. 9-11 pushes up homeowner's insurance 6a. Charities holding back aid? NYT
6. Too many lawyers filing 9-11 cases? 7a. Charities and emergency workers?
7.  A.T.M. Thefts After 9/11  NYT 8a.  Looting firefighters?

                                                        
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