Disability Law

Why Did Fealgood Foundation Invite Worby Groner Edelman Napoli Bern to Speak at Zadroga Lawyer Forum?

Posted on March 30, 2011
In a bizarre twist, the non-profit FealGood Foundation recently invited the much criticized "9/11 victim" law firm, Worby Groner & Edelman and Napoli Bern , LLP   to speak at their  Zadroga Act Claim  legal forum on 3/20/2011...

NY Post on Zadroga Lawyers Worby Napoli "Ad Trick Insult"

Posted on March 28, 2011
  Photo courtesy of the NY Post Worby Groner & Edelman and Napoli Bern, LLP , the much criticized 9/11 "victim" law firm, was accused of major conflicts of interest by federal judge Alvin Hellerstein recently regarding it's representation 59 separate 9/11 victims...

Free Zadroga 9/11 Act Online Seminar: What You Need to Know About the Victim Compensation Fund

Posted on March 23, 2011
Join us for Zadroga Claim Webinar on March 26                                   Space is limited...

Zadroga 9/11 Lawyer to Lecture at St. John's Law School on Eve of Triangle Fire 100th Anniversary

Posted on March 21, 2011
  I will be giving my annual New York Workers' Compensation Law lecture tomorrow night at St. John's Law School at the invitation of Prof. David Gregory, one of the country's preeminent labor law experts.  This year my Workers' Compensation Law lecture takes on particular significance as the this week marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire tragedy in lower Manhattan, which was the seminal event leading to the establishment of workers' compensation laws throughout the country...

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9/11 Zadroga Act Claims : What You Need to Know About the Victim Compensation Fund

Posted on March 19, 2011
Join us for a Webinar on March 26 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/330686110 Did you (or a family member) participate in the rescue, recovery or cleanup activities at Ground Zero? Are you now ill from breathing and ingesting toxic dust and fumes at the World Trade Center site? If so, you may be entitled to a financial award from the recently reopened federal Victim Compensation Fund in the Zadroga Act...

Facts About 9/11 Victims Compensation Under The Zadroga Act

Posted on March 15, 2011
What is the Zadroga 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund? On January 2, 2011, President Obama signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. James Zadroga was a NYPD Detective who died from inhaling toxic dust while working at Ground Zero...

Nuclear Toxic Soup! Not Just Japan - How about the Verizon Hicksville Property ?

Posted on March 14, 2011
Last week the United States Environmental Agency (EPA) announced the inclusion of the Hicksville Verizon property, which previously housed the Sylvania nuclear fuel rod manufacturing facility, on its list of Superfund toxic cleanup sites.  Does Japan seem so far away now?! Drew Scott of News 12 knew that I, along with Mitchell Breit, am representing a group of workers in a class action lawsuit who were exposed to the cancer causing chemicals TCE and PCE on the Verizon site and stopped by my Ronkonkoma office for quick interview for the five o'clock broadcast...

Zadroga Lawyer Speaks to Volunteer Firefighters in Suffolk County, New York

Posted on March 08, 2011
                        Last night I had the pleasure of giving Zadroga Claim Information  to 60+ volunteer firefighters at the East Islip Volunteer Fire Department...

New York Disability and Compensation Lawyers Launch New Informational Video Channel

Posted on February 27, 2011
The New York Disability Law Blog has been posting helpful information for claimants with work or non-work related disabilities for over five years now. Over the last year, many of our readers  began to ask when we planned to supplement our blog information with informational videos, such as those found on You Tube...

Zadroga Lawyer Posts Guest Blog on 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

Posted on February 18, 2011
My friend and nationally recognized workers' compensation lawyer, Jon Gelman, just posted a Guest Post on his widely read blog written by me on the new 9/11 Zadroga Act and the Victim Compensation Fund. This article explains some of the basic health provisions of the Zadroga Act and who may apply for benefits under the reopened 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund...

Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Lawyer Featured in Long Island Business News

Posted on February 07, 2011
Last week Gregory Zeller of the Long Island Business News (LIBN)  interviewed me about the new Zadroga 9/11 Act and the reopened Victim Compensation Fund.  Read the LIBN Zadroga Act article here.  While the focus was largely about the potential positive business impacts for health care providers, including the excellent 9/11 WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at Stony Brook University Medical Center based in Islandia under the direction of Benjamin Luft, MD,  the article also touched on the benefits available to victims through the newly reopened 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund...

Troy Rosasco Quoted in Newsday Article on Social Security Benefits While Working

Posted on January 24, 2011
Carrie Mason-Draffen, a Business reporter for Newsday, has been writing the excellent column, "Help Wanted" for many years now.  I highly recommend it to all who are interested in workplace law issues.  Recently, Carrie asked me to help with a question from a reader whose friend, a 74 year old, was working and collecting Social Security Retirement benefits at the same time...

Zadroga Act Lawyer Money Dispute - Again!

Posted on January 23, 2011
The law firms of Napoli Bern and Worby Groner & Edelman continue to receive bad press in the major New York daily newspapers - the latest being the New York Post on January 20, 2011.  As usual, it once again involves a "fee dispute" on 9/11 World Trade Center cases...

9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Lawyer Selection Process Complicated by FealGood Foundation

Posted on January 12, 2011
No one will say that John Feal was not a tireless and successful advocate, among others, for the recent passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. We all owe this hero a debt of gratitude. Unfortunately, Mr. Feal is now in the business of trying to recommend 9/11 Zadroga Claim lawyers...

Zadroga 9/11 Act Claims Information Site Launched by New York Lawyers

Posted on January 05, 2011
In an effort to steer clear of the ongoing controversies surrounding certain 9/11 lawyers, the law firms of Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP,  Daniel J. Hansen, Esq. and  Chet Lukaszewski, PC have launched an informational website for 9/11 heroes and victims simply named   Zadroga 9/11 Claims Info...

Remembering NYPD Detective James Zadroga - 1/5/2006

Posted on January 05, 2011
New York City Police Department Det. James Zadroga passed away five years ago today as a result of his exposure to toxins at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks. Please remember him and his family in your prayers.

"Blunder"? Worby Napoli Protest NY Post 9/11 Lawsuit Article

Posted on January 04, 2011
The New York Post called it an "incredible blunder".   The New York Daily News reported that 9/11 sick workers were scared to sign any "settlement papers" or risk losing out on Zadroga Act Victims' Compensation Fund benefits...

President Obama Signs James Zadroga 9/11 Act Today

Posted on January 02, 2011
  President Obama today signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 while vacationing in Hawaii. For many 9/11 victims and their families, it was a long and painful road to this most deserving day. Some did not make it - and we mourn them and their sacrifice...

Happy New Year 2011 from Turley, Redmond, Rosasco and Rosasco

Posted on December 31, 2010
The New Year is upon us and hopefully we can all look forward to a better year in 2011 than last year. For disabled 9/11 survivors and first responders, the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, after a long and arduous struggle by advocates who never gave up, was certainly the highlight of last year...

New York Post Reports on "Incredible Blunder" by Zadroga 9/11 Lawyers

Posted on December 29, 2010
On the heels of a unflattering article two days ago in the NY Daily News about the 9/11 lawyers at Worby, Groner & Edelman and Napoli, Bern,  Susan Edelman of the New York Post is reporting today on a potential mistake these lawyers may have made that could exclude them from filing Zadroga Act Compensation claims...

NY Daily News Reports on Zadroga Compensation Act Lawyers Website Controversy

Posted on December 27, 2010
As reported yesterday in the New York Daily News, the Law Firms of Worby, Groner & Edelmann LLP and Napoli, Bern LLP are catching heat from many angry 9/11 First Responders and victims about their new Zadroga Act website which was planned to attact Zadroga Act claims prior to the passage of the  James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011 from New York Disability Lawyers

Posted on December 24, 2010
Christmas! A time for giving with no expectation of anything in return. A time when we may all put aside petty grievances and rejoice in the many blessings bestowed upon us. A time when we extend an outstretched arm to those in need, and remember when we ourselves were in need of a lift up...

Lawyer Salutes All Responsible for Passing Zadroga Compensation Act

Posted on December 23, 2010
Many victims and/or their families have been calling today to find out if they are eligible for compensation and health benefits under the new Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Act. Here is the text of the final Zadroga bill passed by the Senate yesterday which will now go to President Obama to sign...

Zadroga WTC 9/11 Victims Compensation Bill Deal Reached in Senate ... Finally!

Posted on December 22, 2010
The New York Daily News just reported that a deal on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 has just been reached in the United States Senate.  ABC News also has an excellent story on the Zadroga 9/11 deal here. This is great news for the victims and families who have waited so long for this day to come...

Zadroga 9/11 WTC Ground Zero First Responder Bill Ready for Passage

Posted on December 21, 2010
When I last posted on the prospects of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, I was urging at least one Republican Senator to step up to the plate and act like a true Statesman.  Well, it looks like the yet to be named Republican(s) is finally on board...

Lawyers Grapple with New York Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines Effective December 1, 2010

Posted on December 10, 2010
The impact of the New Medical Treatment Guidelines put in place by the New York Workers' Compensation Board  effective December 1, 2010 is devastating to injured workers. See our law firm's presentation on the new Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines for Medical Provider's here ( call us if you would like us to come to your Medical Facility for a free presentation )...

Zadroga Bill Last Hope for Many 9/11 Ground Zero First Responders

Posted on November 30, 2010
  Many say passage of the Detective James Zadroga Bill in the US Senate is all up to Chuck Schumer now.  Not so.  It's really up to one brave Republican Senator willing to put partisan politics aside and do the right thing by these "injured war veterans"...

Remember Your Local Veteran Today

Posted on November 11, 2010
I will be watching my son march with his Boy Scout Troop today in our local Veteran's Day parade.  Unfortunately, despite our fighting two wars, this parade continues to be sparsely attended as most Americans seem more eager to use a day off to scour shopping malls for Christmas bargains...

Judge Issues Gag Order and Delays 9/11 Lawsuit Settlement Announcement until Thursday

Posted on November 09, 2010
Do the lead attorneys have 95% of their first responder clients agreeing to the multi-million 9/11 settlement? No one knows because federal District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein has issued a "gag order" to prevent the parties from discussing the 9/11 settlement in public and has now given the plaintiff's attorneys until this Thursday to "finish processing the paperwork"...

A Bird in the Hand: Will 95% of 9/11 Lawsuit First Responders Accept Settlement Today?

Posted on November 08, 2010
That's the big question in all the New York newspapers today ( see New York Daily News, NY Times, NY Post and New York Law Journal ).  One eligible firefighter stated on radio today that this decision was tougher than his decision to go into the burning World Trade Center on 9/11  - and I believe that is the case for many of the close to 10,000 plaintiffs in this case...

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