Judge wants larger settlement for 9/11 responders
Quick ReadA settlement proposed a week ago for thousands of injured Ground Zero workers who have sued New York City is insufficient.
Photo credit: Newsday/Viorel Florescu | A rescue worker looks around the rubble at Ground Zero. (October 5, 2001)
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A Manhattan federal judge Friday lambasted the proposed $575 million settlement for 10,000 Ground Zero responders who sued New York City, demanding multimillions more to pay health claims, and other drastic changes the city's insurer said might make any deal "impossible."
"In my judgment, the settlement is not enough," said U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, stunning a packed courtroom...
