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One enterprising company is taking advantage of an expected uptick in business even as contractors leave Iraq and other active war zones. When Adversary Air founder and CEO Jeffrey Parker began the company in 1994, it had a few old F-21 Kfirs, MK-58 Hawker Hunters and L-39 Albatross to challenge sophisticated F-18 Hornets in training missions. Business was slow at …
Canada expanded its use of private military contractors in places like Afghanistan, joining the ranks of the United States and other NATO countries in this regard. According to documents released online, the Canadian federal government has pledged over $1 million to various security contractors. These entities are to provide intelligence support service for Canadian commando units deployed overseas. Two of …
Welcome to the DBA newsletter, prepared by Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A. We hope this will help you learn more about the Defense Base Act and your legal rights. A spanish language version is at the end of this newsletter. Una versión en lengua española al final de este boletín. CLICK HERE FOR SPANISH Different Cases, Different Values Why …
Largely in response to an administrative law judge’s landmark decision, a Florida lawmaker plans to introduce a bill forcing the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover burn pit injuries sustained in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) plans to present a bill to the House Veterans Affairs Committee that would require the VA to presume that burn pits in …
A member of the Foreign Ministry told that country’s Homeland Security Committee that the private military contractors accused in a 2016 murder are U.S. government “employees” under the terms of the 1952 Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The U.S. government has refused to pay damages to the victim’s survivors, claiming that the perpetrators were private contractors instead of regular …
