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Barry Lerner spoke at the Annual Longshore Conference in New Orleans this week. He is specifically speaking on “Significant Judicial Decisions Impacting Claims Under the Act.” That is the US Longshore and Harborworkers’ Compensation Act and by extension the Defense Base Act. If you would like to know more about the act please download the full document here.
This past weekend, our law firm, Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A., sponsored participation for the founder of the firm, David Barnett, in the 7th annual Dolphins Cancer Challenge. The event included five bike routes through South Florida and a 5K run/walk that raised over $4.5 million dollars for cancer research. David Barnett, who was proud to do his part, …
A confluence of factors, including a rise in distracted driving incidents, caused pedestrian fatalities to increase 10% in the first two quarters of 2015. Is the sudden rise a one-off spike or the beginning of a new trend? The report by the Governors Highway Safety Association also opined that unusually mild weather, relatively low gas prices, and an improving economy …
Workers’ compensation is designed to provide lost wages and medical care as benefits that get victims back to work and back to life after suffering an injury in the workplace. To that extent, injured victims receive money for both rehabilitative therapy and vocational therapy. The former is designed to restore mobility and everyday functions, while the latter helps injured workers …
A confluence of factors, including a rise in distracted driving incidents, caused pedestrian fatalities to increase 10% in the first two quarters of 2015. Is the sudden rise a one-off spike or the beginning of a new trend? The report by the Governors Highway Safety Association also opined that unusually mild weather, relatively low gas prices, and an improving economy …
