Lawyers for ailing 9/11 Ground Zero responders padded expenses, court papers charge

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http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/24/2010-08-24_wtc_attys_dissed__by_second_firm.html

"Lawyers for 10,000 sickened Ground Zero workers padded their expenses by $400,000 - billing for flacks, lobbyists and so-called experts, court papers filed Monday charge.

The law firm of Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern was accused of bulking up its bill to circumvent the 25% contingency fee agreement on a $712 million settlement hammered out for ill workers.

"No World Trade Center responder should pay any of these costs," said Andrew Carboy, whose firm represents 700 workers, most of them firefighters.

Carboy's firm, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, filed papers in Manhattan Federal Court yesterday, laying out its rival's questionable billing practices.

Creep lawyers, honest mistakes, or Alien overlords just getting their cut?

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1. Just reality on this planet. nt