The New York Times
Fri, November 19, 2010 -- 2:13 PM ET
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Over 95 Percent of 9/11 Workers Approve Settlement
More than 95 percent of the workers who sued New York City
and its contractors, saying their health was damaged by work
they did at ground zero in the aftermath of the terror
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have approved a negotiated
settlement of their claims, lawyers said on Friday. That
clears the way for payouts of at least $625 million.
The workers had until Tuesday night to accept or reject the
settlement, with 95 percent assent required for approval. In
figures presented on Friday to the federal judge overseeing
the litigation, 10,043 of the 10,563 workers, or 95.1
percent, accepted the settlement's terms.
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