After a Defense Base Act insurance carrier, typically AIG, Starr Indemnity and Allied World or third-party administrators Gallagher Bassett and Broadspire, learns that a private military contractor is injured, an…Read more »
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Surveillance by Private Investigators in Defense Base Act Claims
This article discusses surveillance by private investigators in Defense Base Act claims. In all my years as both an insurance defense attorney and as an attorney representing Claimant’s, I have…Read more »
Under the Defense Base Act, Nearly All Injuries Sustained in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar or Syria Are Covered
Under the Defense Base Act, nearly all injuries sustained in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria are covered. The U.S. Defense Base Act (DBA) is very much unlike other workers’ compensation programs…Read more »
DBA Injury Claims While Exercising or Working out in Gyms or Exercising on Bases in War Zones
Private military contractors typically work either six or seven days per week for at least twelve hours per day. In zones of special danger, such as in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan,…Read more »
Claim for PTSD Pursuant to the Defense Base Act
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious psychiatric condition. It impacts many private military contractors working and living in war zones, after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. In World…Read more »
Retain a DBA Lawyer to Deal with Gallagher Bassett in Defense Base Act Claims
Retain a DBA Lawyer to Deal with Gallagher Bassett in Defense Base Act Claims I am a DBA worker’s compensation attorney, and a proud Army Ranger Veteran, representing contractors…Read more »
Medical Care under the DBA
As a Defense Base Act Lawyer, I am often the first person injured contractors talk to about medical care they require. Especially if the injured contractor is having a tough…Read more »
Tips for Settling your Defense Base Act Claim
Tips for Settling your Defense Base Act Claim I am a Defense Base Act attorney practicing nationwide and a Veteran of the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment. I have been…Read more »
What to Expect at your Functional Capacity Evaluation in your DBA Claim
At some point in your DBA claim, your physician or the insurance carrier will request that you attend an FCE, which stands for Functional Capacity Evaluation. An FCE is a…Read more »