Claim of Williams v. City of New York

Prior to her retirement in September 2002, claimant was employed as an auditor for the New York City Department of Social Services. Shortly after September 11, 2001, claimant and others in her lower Manhattan office were reassigned to issue relief checks to individuals who lived or worked below Canal Street and suffered various damages as a result of the terrorist attacks. This assignment did not require claimant to work outdoors or, according to her supervisor, cause claimant to come into contact with soot or dust from the World Trade Center site. Claimant, who had a history of bronchitis…