NEW YORK (AP) -- The city said that all but nine of the 1,700 rescue workers who filed health lawsuits over toxins at the World Trade Center site withdrew the claims long ago.
A published report said Monday that 1,700 firefighters and police officers had filed lawsuits against the city, claiming they were sickened by toxins from the wreckage of the twin towers. The Daily News said sicknesses named in the lawsuits included cancer, asthma, airway disorders and other problems.
City law department spokeswoman Kate O'Brien Ahlers said Monday that all but nine police officers had withdrawn their claims. Most did so to be eligible for the federal victims compensation fund, she said.
None of the nine remaining cases alleges cancer, Ahlers said. Most refer to respiratory problems from dust.
