The family of a man killed in the World Trade Centre has accepted a million-dollar award in the first settlement from the US government's disaster compensation fund.
Relatives of the unnamed financial services worker, who was single and in his twenties, agreed not to sue the airlines in exchange for the $1,000,000 payout.
The multi-billion dollar Victims' Compensation Fund was set up by Congress after September 11th to compensate the families of those killed in the attacks.
"This is a family that wanted closure," said lawyer Ms Roberta Gordon. "They wanted it done."
More than 2,800 people died in the attacks, but so far only 634 families have filed claims.
Many relatives are believed to have been waiting for the first payout before deciding whether to apply to the fund rather than bring lawsuits.
Mr Gordon said the $1.04 million award was on "the upper end" of what the relatives had claimed, and was awarded for the man's "unfulfilled economic potential and for the family's pain and suffering".
AP