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New York Says Many 9/11-Injury Plaintiffs Not Seriously Ill
East News • June 27, 2008
Many of the thousands of people who have gone to court for illnesses stemming from the 2001 terror attacks don't have serious health problems, lawyers for New York City claim in court ...
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| RE: So Sad | LenB | Jul 9, 2008, 12:02 pm |
| RE: RE: So Sad | SP | Jul 1, 2008, 1:02 pm |
| RE: So Sad | MCHECK57 | Jun 30, 2008, 10:48 am |
| RE: So Sad | Fred Hilpert | Jun 30, 2008, 7:49 am |
| So Sad | Ty | Jun 27, 2008, 3:24 pm |
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Subject: RE: So Sad
One of the problems with all the litigation is that you FORCE people to sue / file a claim bvecause of potential future lss. Say you inhaled asbestos glass and who knows what else at the event. Today you have sniffles, 20 years from now no lung function.
The person who posted is right - the civil court system is not set up to be an arbiter or "fair" in cases like this - it is an adversary system.
Like the Federal commission on the deaths, there needs to be a way of handling this type of disaster.