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Defense Base Act Claims - What to Expect With Your DBA Claim

"Global Linquist Solutions interpreters work in harms way. Intepreting is dangerous work. It can be deadly. Everyday danger is a truck ride away. If you are a seriously injured Global Linquist Solutions Defense Base act worker, you are probably worried about your future. How are you going to be able to make end's meet if you can't work interpreting? We can help you put your life back together." Defense Base Act Lawyer - Bill Turley




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Awarded Super Lawyer 2011
Highest Rated DBA Lawyer Avvo.com San Francisco San Diego
Invited to Speak on the Longshore Act / Defense Base Act at 2011 Maritime Personal Injury Seminar
New York Times 2011 Top Attorney
Elected President of the Consumer Attorneys

Why Fantastic Ratings, Great Reviews, Awards, Teaching, and Leadership Are A Benefit To You

We don't mean to suggest the only way someone can be a really good Maritime lawyer is to have fantastic ratings, get great reviews, win prestigious lawyer awards, be asked to teach other lawyers at lawyer seminars and be elected to lead lawyer organizations. What these things do mean is that people that do know good lawyers from bad lawyers have chosen us for these honors.

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This website provides information for persons involved in Defense Base Act injuries. We provide vital information so you can make informed decisions regarding your DBA case.

We have the most comprehensive Defense Base Act website.

We are asked by injured Global Linquist Solutions DBA workers across the World to represent them. We have a World-wide practice. We represent injured Defense Base Act workers that live across World. We can help you and your family too.

425 California St. 18th Floor
San Francisco, California, 94104
866-963-0540

Los Angeles Office

3255 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1801
Los Angeles, California 90010
866-963-0540

San Diego Office

625 Broadway, Suite 625
San Diego, California 92101
619-234-2833

We Give You a Choice

We are from San Diego, California. We have been handling Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act) claims since 1987. We have represented over a thousand Longshore Act and/or DBA claimants. The Defense Base Act is an extension of the Longshore Act. Defense Base Act cases are administered through the Department of Labor. It is the same law, same system and the same Judges. We understand DBA cases. We understand the DBA insurance companies.

We want you to know that we offer you a choice: A local attorney who is going to learn the DBA with your case or lawyers that have been handling DBA cases before the Department of Labor since 1987.

Global Linquist Solutions has been providing translation and interpretation services to the U.S. Army in Iraq and other areas in the Gulf Region since 2008. SInce 2008 Global Liquist Solutions employees have been seriously injured. The hazards and risks are tremendous.

Many GLS clients were making good money. Now, you might be wondering what is going to happen to you if you can't return to that kind of money. GLS is the main provider of interpreters, translators, and linguistic support to the U.S. military effort in Iraq.

As of September 2011, GLS offers translation and interpretation in the following countries:

Iraq
Kuwait
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Bahrain
The United Arab Emirates
Jordan
Oman
Yemen

The Defense Base Act (DBA), created in 1941, extended the federal workers' compensation program for longshore and harbor workers, initially to persons working on American military bases abroad and then to most federal contractors working outside of the United States.

The DBA requires that many federal government contractors and subcontractors provide workers' compensation insurance for their employees who work outside of the United States.

The DBA Falls Under the Longshore Act

Under the provisions of the DBA, overseas federal military and public works contractors are subject to the same workers' compensation rules, including the same insurance requirements and same schedules of benefits for affected workers, as maritime firms covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).

The DBA provides no-fault coverage and is an exclusive remedy to injured workers. Injured workers and the survivors of workers killed on the job are entitled to benefits for employment-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths regardless of fault and are not permitted to sue their employers or the federal government for any types of damages caused by employment-related incidents. However, DBA employees can bring third party lawsuits against persons and/or entitles whom are legally entities which are not their employers.

If you are a seriously injured worker under the Defense Base Act (a civilian injured while working for a military contractor while abroad) you can expect significant delays in receiving your benefits under the Defense Base Act.

The truth is civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan come home to fight yet another battle for receiving basic medical care. Here is your new reality - - these DBA insurance companies make millions of dollars denying legitimate claims. That is how they make BIG BUCKS. You and your family hardly matter when there is so much money to be made in denying legitimate claims.

What many workers come to realize is the insurance company and their lawyers know the law and how to manipulate the law against the injured worker. If this happens to you or a loved one, it is extremely important to obtain counsel that has tried cases under the LHWCA system (Defense Base Act claims are administered under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act).

If your benefits are delayed or not provided, waiting will not help. Instead, you need to follow the administrative guidelines as set forth in the LHWCA and Department of Labor regulations. Waiting simply means that it will be longer before you receive the benefits you are entitled to under the law.

What is a Free Choice of Physician under the DBA?

Under the DBA/ Defense Base Act an injured employee has a free choice of physician. The Employee must request authorization from the employer/ carrier to be treated by his/her free choice physician.

When the nature of the injury prevents the employee from making a choice, the employer may chose for him/ her. However, the Employee may later exercise their free choice physician.

The Employer must pay for the medical treatment furnished by the free choice physician.

If the Employer chooses a doctor for he Claimant, the Claimant/ Employee is entitled to choose their free choice physician.

Remember, the Employee must request medical care from the employer/ carrier. Make sure to keep copies of all such requests.

Many of our Global Linquist Solutions clients were seriously injured in IED explosions.

The Turley Law Firm
626 Broadway, Suite 625
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 234-2833
Fax: (619) 234-4048
Toll Free: 866-963-0540

The San Diego, California personal injury law firm of The Turley Law Firm serves clients across  Southern California area. We give you straight talk about your legal options. We have handled cases from San Diego to Imperial Beach to Oceanside to Escondido to El Cajon, everywhere in between, such as: Alpine, Camp Pendleton, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado,  Del Mar, Eastlake, Encinitas, La Mesa, La Costa, La Jolla, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Mission Bay, NAS San Diego, National City, Naval Station San Diego, North Island, North County, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, Port of San Diego, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, San Diego Harbor, Santee, Solana Beach, South Bay, Spring Valley, Vista.

We handle cases across California, including: Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Orange County, Imperial County, Los Angeles County, and Ventura County, Colorado River, Mexico, Cabo, Pacific Ocean and all the Oceans and waterways across California and the World.

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