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Judge To Hear Plan To Pay $657 Million To WTC Responders

NEW YORK – (AP) Thousands of ground zero workers who claim to have been sickened by dust and debris from the World Trade Center will have 90 days to decide whether to accept a settlement worth up to $657.5 million. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who must approve the deal, scheduled his first hearing. . . . Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.