Judge: Silverstein Must Justify Blocking 9/11 Settlements
July 30, 2010
Developer Larry Silverstein must explain why he won’t let eight small uninsured businesses pocket settlements over their losses from the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a judge ordered today . . . The small businesses are set to receive less than 1 percent of a $1.2 billion deal that settled claims by dozens of plaintiffs who […]
Judge Counsels 9/11 Workers to Settle
July 27, 2010
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who approved a settlement of up to $712.5 million for more than 10,000 plaintiffs at a hearing in Manhattan in June, appeared before an audience of about 100 people at the Michael J. Petrides School in Staten Island. Also on hand were Matthew L. Garretson, the administrator of the claims; Kenneth […]