Christina S Maddock, Civilian Contractor, Critically Injured in Afghanistan
Incident, Critically Injured, Killed, Shot, Accident FAIRBORN Daily Herald February 18 2013 A Fairborn graduate working overseas as a civilian defense contractor died Sunday as a result of injuries...
View ArticleDefense Base Act Insurance Company CNA’s TPA Private...
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on March 9, 2011 Since this was posted Injured Contractors “covered” by CNA in South Africa have been intimidated, had their lives threatened, and their family members have...
View ArticleWhat KBR really knew about the chemicals at Qarmat Ali
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on March 18, 2011 Thanks to MsSparky for letting us crosspost p In the ongoing legal battle being waged by several State National Guard Units, this video is pretty typical...
View ArticleHow far can you be sent to a Defense Medical Examination?
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on March 29, 2011 Coercion: the act of compelling by force of authority Forcing an Injured Contractor to drive or fly far out their geographic area to go to Defense Medical...
View ArticleCNA and AIG failure to provide medical despite ALJ/DoL orders
CNA and AIG failure to provide medical despite ALJ/DoL orders Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 4, 2011 Reckless endangerment of lives by CNA and AIG refusing to provide court ordered necessary...
View ArticleAt Least Eighty Contractors Dead in First Quarter of 2011
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 4, 2011 Civilian Contractor Casualty Count First Quarter 2011 Contractor Casualties numbers are taken from the DoL’s Defense Base Act Case Summary so only reflect...
View ArticleCaring for a Loved One with Chronic Pain: The Four Caregiver Cornerstones
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 12, 2011 by Lee Woodruff at Huffington Post I’ve written before about the importance of caregivers — the unsung heroes in our midst. No one asks to become a...
View ArticleThe Cost of Combat Stress: a Billion Dollars a Year
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 18, 2011 A billion for US Soldiers alone. How much would it be if the Defense Base Act Insurance Carriers were providing the psychological and medical care for...
View ArticleTim Eysselinck, Ronco Consulting PTSD Casualty, Seven Years Ago Today
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 22, 2011 Tim Eysselinck April 23, 2004 We lost Tim Eysslinck to PTSD seven years ago today. May Ronco Consulting and their lies, CNA, Roger Levy, Gary Pitts, Judge...
View ArticleShould we care if a contractor dies in a warzone?
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 25, 2011 “I’ll say it, because it’s true. If a few contractors get killed nobody seems to care,” he said. “We’ve over-relied on contractors because they’re, like,...
View ArticleMy Defense Base Act Attorney Lawyer is not responding to my calls or emails
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 27, 2011 AWOL DBA Attorneys This is a complaint we hear everyday from Injured Contractors. There are different reasons why this may be happening to you but trust...
View ArticleHow much does an “Independent Medical Examination Cost”?
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on May 10, 2011 An Independent Medical Examination as ordered by the Department of Labor or a Defense Medical Examination (Second Opinion) are paid for by the insurance...
View ArticlePatrick Elkins of Clinton awarded Defense of Freedom Medal after being...
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on May 12, 2011 Permanent nerve damage ended Elkins’ career as a truck driver, the only job he ever wanted. Battles with an insurance company halted Elkins’ benefits and...
View ArticleUS Army misled public about Acinetobacter outbreak’s origins, report shows
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 1, 2011 An internal 2005 U.S. Army study reported that improper use of antibiotics and unsanitary conditions at military hospitals contributed to a deadly outbreak...
View ArticleJohnny does not come cheap, but there is a lot to win for his contributors
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 11, 2011 Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia has presented Bill S. 669 to the Senate which has been referred to a committee on which he sits, the Senate Committee on...
View ArticleArmy Vet Battling Private Insurer for Coverage She Feels is Due
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 13, 2011 “The American Psychiatric Association has a very specific and rigid stance against psychiatrists rendering diagnoses on patients they have not examined.”...
View ArticleInjured Blackwater Xe war contractor approved for treatment by AIG
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 16, 2011 Bravo to Kevin Graman for exposing AIG’s dangerous “risk management” practices. We too hope it is not too late for Jennifer as it has been for so many who...
View ArticleEpidemic: Over 400,000 Traumatic Brain Injuries for Vets Coming from Iraq and...
Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 26, 2011 With like numbers of Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, similar casualty rates though we do not know who they are, why are contractors not receiving...
View ArticleRAND Corporation Launches Contractor Health and Well-being Study
Subject: RAND Corporation Launches Contractor Health and Well-being Study We have removed this post due to it’s failure to include all civilian contractors. You will not know until you get to...
View ArticleGovernment says KBR failed to make valid claim, asks judge to dismiss...
by Mike Francis, The Oregonian March 18, 2013 The federal government should not be ordered to reimburse KBR Inc. for the costs the contractor has incurred for defending itself in lawsuits brought by...
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