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Tough choice looms for people suing over 9/11 health claims: to apply for gov’t aid or not
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/tough-choice-looms-for-people-suing-over-911-health-claims-to-apply-for-govt-aid-or-not/2011/12/25/gIQAD3BMHP_story.htmlBy Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, December 25, 1:25 PM
NEW YORK — More than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benefits from a government compensation fund.
For some, the choice is fraught with risk.
