Court Revives Widow's Claim for WTC Worker's Fatal Lung Cancer

A New York appellate court revived a widow’s claim for benefits for her husband’s death from lung cancer following his work during the cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Case: Matter of Murphy v. New York State Courts, No. 532023, 01/06/2022, published. Facts: At the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Theresa Murphy’s husband was working as a court officer. He participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations from September 2001 through February 2002...