Legal Opinion

In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 21, 2007No. 21 MC 100(AKH), 21 MC 102(AKH), 21 MC 103(AKH), 04 Civ. 5338(AKH), 06 Civ. 15494(AKH)Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING AND DENYING MOTIONS TO STAY

ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, District Judge.

In the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, thousands of workers came to the World Trade Center site and nearby locations to participate, and to be engaged, in debris removal and other clean-up tasks. Some of these workers claim to have suffered respiratory and other injuries, and have filed lawsuits against the City of New York, its contractors, building owners and others. The City of New York and certain contractors filed motions, for judgment on the pleadings and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
Graybill v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
Spagnuolo v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002

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