High Court Provides Analytical Guidance for Constitutionality of Claims-Revival Statute

New York’s highest court has provided guidance to a federal appellate court that is deciding the constitutionality of a claims-revival statute for workers who participated in the cleanup of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but it declined the invitation to suggest a proper disposition for the matter. Case: Matter of World Trade Center Lower Manhattan Disaster Site Litigation, No. 119, 11/21/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Between 2006 and 2009, several workers who participated in cleanup operations in New York City following the terrorist attacks filed lawsuit...