LHWCA, DBA & WHCA
The Effect of Section 905(b) on the Parties’ Agreement to Indemnify
U.S. United Ocean Services, LLC (“United”) entered into a General Services Agreement (“the Agreement”) with Buck Kreihs Company, Inc. (“BK”) whereby BK would perform... More
NASA Issues Final Rule Clarifying A Contractor’s Resonsibility to Obtain and Maintain Longshore and Defense Base Act Insurance
The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently issued a Final Rule discussing a contractor’s... More
Defense Base Act Contractor Denied Vaccine Act Compensation
Petitioner worked for Fluor as a military contractor. On February 1, 2012, while employed by Fluor in Afghanistan, he received a flu vaccine and... More
Longshoreman’s Claim Against Vessel Owner
Assume that you own a commercial vessel and decide that it is time to put her in drydock and have work done on the... More
Military Contractors Are a Way of Life, Now and in the Future
How important are contractors to the Department of Defense? Very. Contractors are indispensable. According to the Congressional Research Service (“CRS”), “the military is unable... More
BRB: ALJs are Not Required to Use K.S. to Calculate Average Weekly Wage
The Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) recently discussed average weekly wage calculations in an unpublished Defense Base Act decision. In Hamidzada v. Mission Essential Personnel,... More
Fourth Circuit Denies LHWCA Attorney’s Fees Because Compensation Was Paid Within 30 Days
In a new, important Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”) decision, the Fourth Circuit addressed Section 928(a) attorney’s fees and the meaning of... More
HIPAA and the Longshore Act
Part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) addresses patient privacy. Certain procedures must be followed when sensitive health information is transferred,... More
Plaintiff’s Assault Lawsuit Dismissed Because the DBA Was His Exclusive Remedy
Plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia alleging that his supervisor assaulted him while they were both working for a Defense... More
Plaintiffs’ DBA Claims Dismissed By Federal Court For Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
Plaintiffs, both former military subcontractors, sued Employer in federal court, alleging that Employer fired Plaintiffs in retaliation for one of the Plaintiffs filing a... More