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Mission Essential Personnel, Zurich Insurance Company & DBA Claims

"We understand the concern you and your family have if you are an injured MEP worker that is faced with fighting Zurich Insurance Company for your Defense Base Act benefits. We can help you win the DBA benefits you and your family deserve." Defense Base Act Lawyer - Bill Turley



It's not what people say about themselves ... it is what other people say about them that you should consider...

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.

Mission Essential Personnel Defense Base Act Lawyer

We can help you get medical treatment and weekly compensation benefits. We deal with Zurich insurance company for you - we allow you to concentrate on getting better. We give you peace of mind.


Call 619-234-2833 or toll free at 866-963-0540

MEP, Zurich and the DBA

MEP provides translators, interpreters, and cultural advisors to the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, where more than 80 percent of its approximately 8,200 personnel work. Outside the U.S., the company has a presence in 13 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. MEP linguists serve on bases, in hospitals, and with members of the armed forces on patrol, playing a key role in coalition efforts to communicate with local populations.

Mission Essential Personnel provide interpreting services to the United States military in Afghanistan. Based upon our client's experiences - - MEP workers face grave danger and huge hazards. According to the US Department of Labor man Mission Essential Personnel workers have died and were seriously injured in Afghanistan.

MEP Case Study 1

It was a routine day for a MEP worker. He was at a U.S. base in Afghanistan. He was waiting to go out on assignment. An Afghanistan suicide bomber detonated a strap-on explosive. The MEP worker was lucky to live. Several soldiers nearby died in the explosion. The MEP linguist suffered a serious brain injury.

Once the MEP interpreter returned to the United States, the DBA insurance company Zurich provided most of the needed medical treatment. However, the MEP worker will never be able to return to gainful employment.

MEP Case Study 2

The MEP linguist was riding with military officers in a convoy in Afghanistan. A roadside explosive device (IED) exploded. The MEP worker was badly injured. He suffered a very serious brain injury and disabling orthopedic injuries. Zurich denied his claim. However, once medical evidence established he had suffered a brain injury, Zurich began to provide benefits. The MEP worker will never be able to return to gainful employment. He will require 24 attendant care for the remainder of his life.

We can help

If you are a seriously injured Mission Essential Personnel worker you may be concerned about what is going to happen to you and your family if you are unable to return to work. We can help you get the DBA benefits you deserve, including disability payments and medical treatment.

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 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 cases before the Department of Labor since 1987.

Our Office Locations:

Northern California Office
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 can help you with Zurich North America Insurance Company

We can help if a Defense Base Act incident has left you injured or disabled. Don't let an Zurich North America intimidate you into accepting a denial of your claim or a low settlement offer.

Call 619-234-2833 or toll free at 866-963-0540

Disclaimer

The forgoing case studies are for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to reflect any particular case or Claimant. However, they do reflect the struggle MEP workers after suffereing serious injuries. Know this: MEP workers are seriously injured and killed. When they come back to the U.S. - they face a new battle trying to get the DBA benefits which they deserve.

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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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