Federal Judge Orders More Talks on 9/11 Deal

The federal judge overseeing litigation between the city and workers at ground zero on Friday rejected a settlement reached by the two sides, telling lawyers that it did not provide enough compensation to plaintiffs and needed to be renegotiated under his supervision.

He said he was concerned that the legal fees going to the plaintiffs’ lawyers -- about one-third of the settlement -- would take "a very large bite” and that he planned to review them. "I will fix the reasonableness of the fees," he said.

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