Memorial & Museum. The federal government provided financial aida minimum of $500,000for the families of victims who died in the attack. Individuals who accepted funds from the government were required to forfeit their ability to sue any entity for damages. More than $7 billion has been paid out to victims by the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, although that figure includes damages to those who were injured or killed on the other hijacked flights or the towers. In total, lawsuits were filed on behalf of 96 people against the airline and associated companies. The vast majority were settled under terms that were not made public, but the total compensation is estimated to be around $500 million. Only one lawsuit progressed to a civil trial; a wrongful death filing by the family of Mark Bavis against the airline, Boeing, and the airport's security company. This was eventually settled in September 2011. US President George Bush, other top officials, and various government agencies were also sued by Ellen Mariani, widow of passenger Louis Neil Mariani. Her cases were deemed to be frivolous. See also American Airlines Flight 11 American Airlines Flight 77 List of aircraft hijackings United Airlines Flight 93 References Notes Citations Sources External links The Final 9/11 Commission Report (Archive) CNN September 11 Memorial page, with passenger and crew lists (Archive) Government Releases Detailed Information on 9/11 Crashes Picture of aircraft Pre 9/11 September 11, 2001 archive of United Airlines site with condolences for deceased (Archive) Page with additional information, from September 12, 2001 (Archive) 2001 fires in the United States 2001 in New York City 2001 in Massachusetts Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 767 Aircraft hijackings in the United States Airliner accidents and incidents caused by hijacking Airliner accidents and incidents in New York City Airliner accidents and incidents involving deliberate crashes Airliners involved in the September 11 attacks Attacks in the United States in 2001 Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 2001 Disasters in New York City Filmed murder–suicides Islamic terrorism in the United States Mass murder in New York (state) Murder–suicides in New York City Murder in New York City Mass murder in 2001 2001 murders in the United States Logan International Airport Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2001 175 World Trade Center Aviation accidents and incidents in 2001 Mass murder in New York City