An influx of paperwork has caused the judge overseeing the lawsuit of 9/11 workers to extend a deadline for a settlement to 3 pm Thursday from 11:59 pm Monday. The judge also issued a gag order for attorneys, saying that he did not want rumors as to whether the settlement would go through. The conditions imposed for the settlement are that 95% of the 10,000 workers have to agree to the settlement. The judge said that as soon as all the results are in they will be posted online.
See "Settlement deadline passes for ill 9/11 responders", David B. Caruso, Business Week, November 9, 2010