Posted on July 31, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
Not Once, not just twice, should anything they say hold up in court?
Should these people be providing anyones medical care in the war zones?
Company That Probes War Contractor Injuries for AIG Is Itself Under Scrutiny
by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica – July 31, 2009 4:06 pm EDT
WASHINGTON — A company hired by insurance giant AIG to [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: AIG, Cabot Gosling, Chris Catrambone, Civilian Contractor, CNA, DBA, Defense Base Act, Department of Labor, Foreign Defense Base Act Workers, Malta, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ptsd, Shelby Hallmark, T Christian Miller, Tangiers International, US Embassy Malta | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 31, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
Posted on July 30, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
Editors note: There have been more contractors than soldiers in the war zones for a long time now. These TBI and PTSD issues are just being denied when it comes to the contractor, they are not going away.
Returning Veterans In-Depth Series (Part 1): Wounded Back Home
In the first of a three-part series, [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: denied compensation, Peter Rousmaniere, ptsd, TBI | 5 Comments »
Posted on July 29, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica – July 28, 2009 12:04 pm EDT
The Congressional Research Service has found that the Defense Department was paying far higher premiums to insure civilians working in war zones than either the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The insurance is required by the Defense Base [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Afghanistan, AIG, Civilian Contractor, DBA, Defense Base Act, Department of Labor, T Christian Miller | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 28, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
Laughlin Falbo Levy & Moresi
Michael Thomas, the firms Big Dog DBA Attorney since Levy sort of retired,has left the firm to join another, or to start his own firm, depends on who you ask.
This is quick on the heels of the departure of another of the firms DBA Attorney’s Michael Quinn.
Their departures follow the close [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: AIG, CNA, DBA, DBA Attorneys, Defense Base Act, Defense Base Act Workmans Compensation | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
By KIMBERLY HEFLING (AP) – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s Inspector General has determined that military leaders and a military contractor failed to protect a Green Beret who was electrocuted while showering in his barracks in Iraq.The 2008 death of 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth has triggered investigations into the other electrocution deaths [...]
Filed under: KBR | Tagged: DodIG, Iraq, KBR, Ms Sparky | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
Is Tangiers International Vice President, Cabot Gosling, a Criminal/Civil Investigator for the Department of Labor?
Or is he just posing as one? Pause when his ID shows up in this video.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Cabot Gosling, Department of Labor, Tangiers International | 8 Comments »
Posted on July 27, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
Veterans for Common Sense
by Paul Sullivan
Veterans for Common Sense thanks VA and the New Jersey Star-Ledger for publishing new information about the very serious mental health crisis faced by our returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. VCS has obtained even newer healthcare use and disability benefit statistics from VA using the Freedom of Information Act. The new [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: AIG, CNA, Department of Labor, ptsd, Suicide, Suicide Epidemics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 23, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
Lets not leave Tangiers out of the third party medical provider discussion.
Tangiers International
“Tangiers specializes in the investigation of Defense Base Act claims, foreign death claims, personal injury, liability investigations and surveillance services around the world”
You’ll find little anywhere to back up their claims of professionalism and experience, or even their time in existence providing [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: conflict of interest, Defense Base Act, Department of Labor, private investigator, Tangiers International | 12 Comments »
Posted on July 23, 2009 by defensebaseactcomp
CNA Focus on Success
Here we have a job opportunity for someone, preferably with a professional designation, though it apparently doesn’t matter what that designation is.
This will be the person making life altering medical denials on behalf of CNA DBA Casualties.
The newbie ought to double check those sick and disability benefits, the prescription drug plan, and [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: claims specialist, CNA, DBA Casualty, injured contractors | Leave a Comment »