1. Firefighters work amid clouds of smoke at Ground Zero on October 11, 2001, one month after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. AP Images.

2. Workers wearing respirators sift through debris as it passes by on a conveyor belt at the Fresh Kills Landfill, looking for human remains and personal items from the World Trade Center attacks. AP Images.

3. James Nolan, a construction worker and Ground Zero responder, on March 12, 2010, in New York. AP Images.

4. Governor George Pataki (left), Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton tour Ground Zero on September 12, 2001. AP Images.

5. Detective Candiace Baker. Courtesy of Candiace Baker.

6. Gary Acker. Courtesy of Alison Acker.

7. David Worby (right) and Bill Groner. Courtesy of Bill Groner.

8. Paul Napoli presents the settlement proposal during the first of two public meetings held to answer questions. Credit: Michael Appleton/New York Times/Redux.

9. Marc Bern addresses the press on the steps of the federal courthouse, following a hearing with Judge Hellerstein to discuss the settlement agreement, March 12, 2010. Christine LaSala, president and CEO of Captive Insurance Company, stands behind him. Credit: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Pictures.

10. The Hon. Alvin K. Hellerstein. Credit: Marilynn K. Yee/New York Times/Redux.

11. Bill Groner, from a 2010 feature in the New York Times. Credit: Fred R. Conrad/New York Times/Redux.

12. From left: Lead defense counsel James Tyrrell; former Victims Compensation Fund special master Kenneth Feinberg; plaintiffs’ attorney Bill Groner (partially hidden); Captive Insurance Company outside counsel Margaret Warner (partially hidden); Captive Insurance Company president and CEO Christine LaSala; and New York City corporation counsel Michael Cardozo gather to announce settlement of the Ground Zero responders’ World Trade Center litigation. Credit: John Marshall Mantel/New York Times/Redux.

13. Candiace Baker in 2018. Courtesy of Candiace Baker.