{"id":7699,"date":"2018-08-17T13:01:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T17:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/uncategorized\/five-quick-facts-about-the-zadroga-act\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T21:16:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T01:16:15","slug":"five-quick-facts-about-the-zadroga-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/article\/five-quick-facts-about-the-zadroga-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Quick Facts About the Zadroga Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Twin Towers suddenly collapsed on <\/span>September 11<\/span><\/a>, many ordinary New Yorkers suddenly became victims. Many people suffered trauma injuries. The attacks killed thousands and wounded many, many others. Others fell victim to the toxic dust which blanketed much of Lower Manhattan on that day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Already, more than 80,000 people have received benefits under the Zadroga Act<\/a>. That may only be the beginning. The <\/span>long-term effects<\/span><\/a> are yet to come. For example, lung diseases and other such illnesses may not appear for years, or even longer, after exposure to toxic dust. <\/span><\/p>\n

The attorneys at Napoli Law are determined to keep the Zadroga Act available for these victims. Not only that, our attorneys will fight for the compensation you deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What Benefits Can I Receive?<\/h2>\n

In many class action lawsuits, every victim gets a set amount of money regardless of the individual circumstances. <\/span><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not how the Zadroga Act works, even though it could potentially cover hundreds of thousands of people. Instead, the 9\/11 victim fund is more like <\/span>workers\u2019 compensation<\/span><\/a>. Both 9\/11 victims and job injury victims were hurt through no fault of their own. So, both the Zadroga Act and workers\u2019 compensation provide benefits on a case-by-case basis. Some factors include:<\/span><\/p>\n