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Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation |
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The Longshore attorneys have a wealth of experience representing employers under the provisions of the Federal Longshore Harbor Workers' Compensation Act enacted by the U. S. Congress in 1927. The attorneys in the group have been handling cases for almost two decades under this federal statute which includes appearing before offices of the Deputy Commissioners in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago. The attorneys have litigated cases at formal hearings in four states and the District of Columbia. We represent our clients before the Benefits Review Board and the United States Court of Appeals. Terminal owners/stevedores and shipbuilders/repairing companies are among the clients represented by the group. The group handles cases under the Defense Base Act and the Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentalities Act which are administered under the Longshore Act. The group represents clients during informal and formal proceedings for claims process for all levels of appeal. We have been successful in concluding cases under the compromise and release provision (Section 8(i)) of the Longshore Act as well as in providing claim limitation under the Second Injury Fund provisions of Section 8(f). As part of our handling, we are involved in setting up programs for claim avoidance and prompt claim settlement.
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