: Benefits Under the Defense Base Act

Contact the Defense Base Act Lawyers at Gillis, Mermell & Pacheco to handle your Defense Base Act claim for injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq

If you are a contractor who has been injured on the job while working overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Syria or on any military base across the world, your case is covered by the Defense Base Act which is an extension of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.  If you have a question about […]

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Defense Base Act Attorney Clifford R. Mermell Wins the Prestigious Client Choice Award at Avvo.com

Defense Base Act Lawyer Clifford R. Mermell of Gillis, Mermell & Pacheco, P.A. was awarded the prestigious 2014 Avvo Client Choice Award as a result of obtaining over 20 excellent ratings from his clients during the first half of 2014.  To read some of the excellent reviews of Clifford R. Mermell, go to http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/33143-fl-clifford-mermell-1275864/reviews.html.  Mr.

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Defense Base Act (DBA) Attorneys Explain Benefits Injured Workers Are Entitled To Recover If Injured In Iraq Or Afghanistan

Clifford R. Mermell, Esq. has handled Defense Base Act cases for the past 22 years.  He has helped residents of Florida win big cases for injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Mr. Mermell has helped over 2,000 injured workers obtain valuable compensation and medical benefits.  Although his main office is in Miami, he has traveled throughout

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Defense Base Act (DBA) Lawyers Obtain Scheduled Benefit In A Defense Base Act Case

Did you know that under the Defense Base Act, there is a schedule for calculating benefits to certain body parts? It seems somewhat arbitrary and unfair in our opinion to assign a certain number of weeks of disability compensation for injuries to certain body parts. However, that is exactly what the Defense Base Act provides

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Defense Base Act Attorneys Explain Benefits Injured Workers Are Entitled To Recover If Injured In Iraq Or Afghanistan While Covered By The Defense Base Act

The Defense Base Act (“DBA”) provides workers’ comp benefits to civilian employees and private military contractors injured while working outside the U.S. on bases or working for a company under a U.S. Government contract for national defense or for public works. The majority of claims today result from injuries sustained while working overseas in Afghanistan

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