2nd Circuit Reinstates Claims of 211 Plaintiffs Alleging Exposure to Toxic Contaminants During 9/11 Clean-Up

NEW YORK –– The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has reinstated claims of 211 plaintiffs who were allegedly exposed to toxic contaminants during the clean-up of buildings surrounding the World Trade Center, ruling that a lower court should have examined each case to determine whether the plaintiffs had submitted supplemental evidence of an injury.

In the July 11 opinion, the appellate court said that the federal court erred when it dismissed the claims on grounds that the plaintiffs answered “none” when asked about a present injury on an interrogatory since a number of the plaintiffs had already …