Rosasco Interviewed on FiOS1 About New 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Opening and Registration

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Troy Rosasco

Carolyn Fortino, a reporter with Verizon FiOS Channel 1, came to my office yesterday to interview me on the opening of the new Zadroga Act 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. See the complete TV segment here.

We discussed the background of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and how claimant's can only "register" with the Fund at this time.  According to Special Master Sheila Birnbaum,  actual claim forms for "compensation" are not expected until the end of November, meaning that the actual filing of compensation claims may not start until December at the earliest. 

In addition to our discussion, Ms. Fortino interviewed my good friend and 9/11 survivor, Jack Delaney.  Jack was Director of Emergency Medical Services for New York Presbyterian Hospital and responded so quickly to the World Trade Center that he was caught in the rubble when the buildings collapsed.  (Read Jack Delaney's incredible story of 9/11 and it's aftermath here).

Anyone who reads such a story, yet fails to see the justification for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, should have their head examined.

People like Jack, who will never tell you the full extent of their injuries, are the ones most deserving of benefits under the Zadroga Act, and the ones we will be fighting for.  

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9/11 Lawyer Rosasco Profiled in Long Island Business News

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Troy Rosasco

Troy Rosasco was recently profiled by the Long Island Business News in an article entitled "The Good Fight".  It discusses his long committment to 9/11 victims and the fight to get the Zadroga Act passed.  The article appeared in the newspaper's "Two Minutes" interview column and discussed the new Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Act. 

We will also be publishing some newly released helpful information for 9/11 victims and first resonders on our Zadroga 9/11 Claim Info web site  shortly. Stay tuned.

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Disability Lawyer Troy Rosasco Gets Top Reviews for Lawline Seminar on LTD Claims

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Troy Rosasco

 

Whenever I am asked to give a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar for my fellow attorneys, I try and put my best effort into both the live presentation and the written materials. I recently did a Disability Claim video  CLE for Lawline, the nation's top online CLE producer, and it is clear to me that online CLE for attorneys is a fantastic option for those who do not have the time (can anyone identify!) to attend a live lecture.

The video CLE was entitled "Disability Insurance Claims Primer: The Plaintiff's Perspective", and the presentation focused on both the law and practical pointers involving private disability income insurance policies for professionals and employer based long term disability claims governed by ERISA.  Thankfully, it is getting top reviews from lawyers around the country.

The presentation and PowerPoint materials follow a hypothetically disabled trial attorney, " Atticus Finch" , and the reasons he can no longer do one or more of  the "material and substantial" duties of his profession.

It also touches on Short Term Disability, New York Workers' Compensation claims,  and Social Security Disability claims. About the only thing it does not touch on is Zadroga 9/11 Act claims, but then again the Zadroga Act  wasn't law yet! 

Like all my CLE presentations, I do not get paid for either the presentation or any re-broadcast.  I consider it a way to give back to the profession which has given me so much satisfaction over the years. I just finished a second Lawline CLE presentation on a brand new federal statute which should be appearing on a laptop near you shortly!

So if you need some extra CLE credit, pull out your laptop in the comfort of your own home, and check out my Disability Insurance Claims Primer, or one of the other great Lawline CLE courses.

 

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Nuclear Toxic Soup! Not Just Japan - How about the Verizon Hicksville Property ?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Troy Rosasco

Last week the United States Environmental Agency (EPA) announced the inclusion of the Hicksville Verizon property, which previously housed the Sylvania nuclear fuel rod manufacturing facility, on its list of Superfund toxic cleanup sites.  Does Japan seem so far away now?!

Drew Scott of News 12 knew that I, along with Mitchell Breit, am representing a group of workers in a class action lawsuit who were exposed to the cancer causing chemicals TCE and PCE on the Verizon site and stopped by my Ronkonkoma office for quick interview for the five o'clock broadcast. Unfortunately, I worked late last week and missed the news broadcast, but here is Drew's News 12 blog post and my comments on the "Toxic Soup" on the Hicksville Verizon site.

Toxic Soup?

By Drew Scott

“It’s a toxic soup of contaminants!”

That’s how attorney Troy Rosasco describes an area in Hicksville that, along with four other communities, has just been tapped as a new federal EPA superfund cleanup site.

The former Hicksville Sylvania plant that made nuclear fuel rods for power plants in the 50′s and 60′s was closed, but Rosasco says he’s pursuing a federal class action lawsuit, representing dozens of neighbors and factory workers in the area.

Other areas designated for superfund cleanup status include New Cassel, Salisbury, Hempstead and Westbury. All these locations were being monitored by the New York State DEC and Army Corps of Engineers. The EPA says these areas are contaminated with either radioactive material or dangerous chemical solvents. Now the cleanup could get underway thanks to this new federal status. You can comment to the EPA with this link.

Meanwhile, we are still in federal district court on the class action case. In the interim, we are actively engaged in preparing Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund claims  from an equally toxic site - Ground Zero.

Last year, a federal jury found Verizon liable and awarded my client Gerard Depascale and a co-worker $12 million for cancer and other illnesses contracted on the site.   Verizon had already reached an out-of-court settlement with neighbors in the surrounding area for $11 million. 

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