by Clifford R. Mermell, Esq. | May 12, 2015 | Defense Base Act
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’...
by Clifford R. Mermell, Esq. | Jul 8, 2013 | Defense Base Act
At the Law Offices of Gillis, Mermell & Pacheco, P.A., we are dedicated to the representation of injured workers under the Defense Base Act, 42 U.S.C.1651, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. 901 et. seq., and the Florida Workers’...
by Clifford R. Mermell, Esq. | Jul 5, 2013 | Defense Base Act
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...
by Clifford R. Mermell, Esq. | Jul 2, 2013 | Defense Base Act
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....
by Clifford R. Mermell, Esq. | Sep 20, 2012 | 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...
