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03-05-2009, 05:39 PM
Mediator: All but 3 Sept. 11 lawsuits settled
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_re_us/sept11_lawsuits
3/4/2009
NEW YORK – A mediator says all but three of nearly 100 lawsuits brought on behalf of those killed or injured in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have been settled for half a billion dollars.
The mediator, Sheila Birnbaum, reported the results of her work to a judge who has presided over the 95 lawsuits brought against airlines and aviation-related companies.
She said the settlement amounts are confidential but the total amount is about $500 million.
The lawsuits were brought by those who chose not to participate in a special fund Congress established that distributed more than $7 billion to more than 5,000 survivors.
Trial dates for the remaining three cases have not been set.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_re_us/sept11_lawsuits
3/4/2009
NEW YORK – A mediator says all but three of nearly 100 lawsuits brought on behalf of those killed or injured in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have been settled for half a billion dollars.
The mediator, Sheila Birnbaum, reported the results of her work to a judge who has presided over the 95 lawsuits brought against airlines and aviation-related companies.
She said the settlement amounts are confidential but the total amount is about $500 million.
The lawsuits were brought by those who chose not to participate in a special fund Congress established that distributed more than $7 billion to more than 5,000 survivors.
Trial dates for the remaining three cases have not been set.