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WTC versichern Kapital Marken ein giftiger $350M `Schnitzer'
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Stadt-lassen Sie Kapital $1 Milliarde für Ansprüche durch Kranken 9/11, das Anrufbeantworter „herauf“ geschraubt hat, indem sie zu mindestens $350 Million oben verriegeln nicht konnten in der Deckung, Rechtsanwaltaufladung laufen.
Die WTC sichernde Versicherung Co., Durchlauf durch die Bloomberg Leitung, nicht gekonnt Versicherer für die Fremdfirmen des Bodens null der Stadt sofort mitteilen, daß sie auf dem Haken für Ansprüche sein konnten, die Rechtsanwälte behaupten.
Dutzende jener Versicherer sagen jetzt, daß Nachricht zu spät kam, damit sie politische Richtlinien für Millionen Dollar in der Deckung für verletzte Arbeiter ehren.
The city may have now blown its chance to collect some $350 million in primary coverage for 9/11 workers with respiratory illness, cancer and other diseases from toxic exposure.
“Their failure jeopardizes the ability to get the full compensation available for these heroes,” said Paul Napoli, a lawyer for 10,000 cops, firefighters and other workers.
“What a screw-up,” said Napoli. “It’s a major goof.”
Napoli has written to attorneys for the Captive, which manages $1 billion in 9/11 aid funded by Congress, threatening to sue them for malpractice.
“We believe that both you and the Captive . . . are potentially liable for the amount of lost coverage,” Napoli wrote. The Captive lawyers should have coordinated the notification of all insurance companies, he said.
Many of those companies say they got first notice only recently - some as late as last month - years after the first lawsuits were filed.
James Tyrrell, of Patton Boggs, a law firm that has collected millions in fees from the federal fund, denied any missteps.
In a statement to The Post, Tyrrell said that while his firm defends the contractors, it has no responsibility to notify their insurance companies.
But David Worby, a lawyer for the workers, charged Tyrrell is not doing his job: “His responsibility is to get as much insurance coverage as possible and to compensate the victims.”
The Captive recently sued several insurance giants, including Liberty Mutual and Lloyd’s of London, for refusing to honor policies or to pay to defend more than 8,000 suits, forcing the Captive to spend millions more in taxpayer funds.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and ranking member Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), have threatened to hold hearings on the Captive.
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