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Article

13 Sep 2004

Author:
Karen Matthews, Associated Press

Hundreds who suffer from working on WTC [World Trade Center] cleanup join class-action lawsuit [USA]

[USA]: The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan...claims that Silverstein Properties and the four construction companies [Turner Construction, AMEC, Tully Construction, Bovis Lend Lease] hired to oversee the removal of the 1.5 million tons of debris [from the World Trade Center] "should have known that safety precautions were needed to protect the rescue workers and cleanup workers...