David Worby
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David E. Worby, JD
is a trial lawyer who specializes in personal injury
cases. He is a published author in American Trial Lawyers Magazine.
Law School in 1976 with a JD
.
He has since founded the following:
He was also a Senior Member of the Development Leadership Council at the Law School.
lawyer, who filed the first lawsuit for a leukemia-stricken NYPD detective who served at Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills landfill, a case that mushroomed into a massive class action with 8,000 WTC workers.".
By September 2007, the number of plaintiff
s in the case reached 10,000. "I started this suit on behalf of one cop that got sick ... Nobody would touch the case with a 10 foot pole because it was considered unpatriotic to say anything against the cleanup or the EPA
."
Worby faults government officials for individuals' illnesses:
Worby's firm has filed suit against the City of New York, the Port Authority
and the Environmental Protection Agency
. The suits allege that dust from the 9/11 attacks made the plaintiffs sick, and seek billions of dollars in funding for medical screening and treatment and billions more in damages. The majority of the plaintiffs are suffering from asthma, sinusitis, chronic bronchitis. But others have kidney and heart problems. Worby claimed at least 100 victims are suffering from various kinds of cancer, including leukemia
, Hodgkin's disease, and esophageal
and thyroid cancer
s.
According to a report in New York Magazine some doctors believe that and have said that the carcinogens in the WTC dust accelerated cancers that were already under way in some rescue workers, either by promoting further mutations in genes whose cancerous transformations were nearly complete, or by tampering with genes that suppress these deadly mutations. Exposure to the unprecedented combination of carcinogens and immune suppressants in the dust caused shortened latency periods for cancers that would generally take far longer to develop.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
is a trial lawyer who specializes in personal injury
Personal injury
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but also arises in defamation...
cases. He is a published author in American Trial Lawyers Magazine.
Villanova University affiliations
Worby graduated from Villanova UniversityVillanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
Law School in 1976 with a JD
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
.
He has since founded the following:
- David E. Worby Scholarship Fund Villanova University School of Law
- David E. Worby Course in Advanced Trial Practice at Villanova's Law School
He was also a Senior Member of the Development Leadership Council at the Law School.
Representing victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks
Worby represents the largest number of clients experiencing Ground Zero illnesses. According to New York Magazine: "[Worby] is a New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
lawyer, who filed the first lawsuit for a leukemia-stricken NYPD detective who served at Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills landfill, a case that mushroomed into a massive class action with 8,000 WTC workers.".
By September 2007, the number of plaintiff
Plaintiff
A plaintiff , also known as a claimant or complainant, is the term used in some jurisdictions for the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court...
s in the case reached 10,000. "I started this suit on behalf of one cop that got sick ... Nobody would touch the case with a 10 foot pole because it was considered unpatriotic to say anything against the cleanup or the EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
."
Worby faults government officials for individuals' illnesses:
"They are getting sick because of people like Christine Todd WhitmanChristine Todd WhitmanChristine Todd "Christie" Whitman is an American Republican politician and author who served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, and was the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. She was New...
and Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiRudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
... [M]y people don't want their names to be on the wall, because they are not victims of terrorists --they're victims of bad government. Giuliani should be banned from public office for what he did."
Worby's firm has filed suit against the City of New York, the Port Authority
Port authority
In Canada and the United States a port authority is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure.Port authorities are usually governed by boards or...
and the Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
. The suits allege that dust from the 9/11 attacks made the plaintiffs sick, and seek billions of dollars in funding for medical screening and treatment and billions more in damages. The majority of the plaintiffs are suffering from asthma, sinusitis, chronic bronchitis. But others have kidney and heart problems. Worby claimed at least 100 victims are suffering from various kinds of cancer, including leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
, Hodgkin's disease, and esophageal
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...
and thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid neoplasm is a neoplasm or tumor of the thyroid. It can be a benign tumor such as thyroid adenoma, or it can be a malignant neoplasm , such as papillary, follicular, medullary or anaplastic thyroid cancer. Most patients are 25 to 65 years of age when first diagnosed; women are more affected...
s.
According to a report in New York Magazine some doctors believe that and have said that the carcinogens in the WTC dust accelerated cancers that were already under way in some rescue workers, either by promoting further mutations in genes whose cancerous transformations were nearly complete, or by tampering with genes that suppress these deadly mutations. Exposure to the unprecedented combination of carcinogens and immune suppressants in the dust caused shortened latency periods for cancers that would generally take far longer to develop.
Sister Cindy Mahoney
When she became aware that many others who had been at Ground Zero were sick, Sister Cindy Mahoney, also known as Cynthia L. Mahoney, tracked down Worby and asked him to use any posthumous findings from her body and her autopsy to fight for the health of 9/11 workers.Mahoney's death
Mahoney suffered from asthma, reactive airways dysfunction syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease, due to Ground Zero exposure, and which hastened her own death at the age of 54 on November 1, 2006.External links
- http://discovermagazine.com/2007/oct/the-9-11-cover-up October 2007 Discover Magazine
- http://www.law.pace.edu/aboutpace/vb_worby.html Worby's background bio at Pace University website
- http://www.wgelaw.com/fallout.shtml WGE Law Firm
See also
- Health effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacksHealth effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacksThere has been growing concern over the health effects arising from the September 11 attacks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Within seconds of the collapse of the World Trade Center, building materials, electronic equipment, and furniture were pulverized and spread over the area.In...
- Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 attacksRescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 attacksThe rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks comprised the local, state and federal agency reaction to the September 11 attacks. The unprecedented events of that day elicited the largest response of local emergency and rescue personnel to assist in the evacuation of the two towers...