Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to WTC Site Volunteer

A New York appellate court overturned the denial of benefits to a crisis response worker for her toxic exposures at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Case: Matter of Goss v. WTC Volunteer, Nos. CV-23-2160 and CV-24-0333, 03/13/2025, published. Facts: Cynthia Goss worked as a crisis response services provider. She was retained to provide crisis services to first responders after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. From Sept. 12 through Sept. 22, Goss was paid for her services. She mainly worked at a command center set up by her employer at ...