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Primarily because of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in April that overturned a key component in the law, questions abound about workers’ compensation in Florida. But even with these changes, many parts of the system remain substantially the same. State workers’ compensation laws, like the one in Florida, go back about 100 years to a time when industrialization was changing …
There are several reasons why serious burns are among the most common catastrophic injuries in truck crash cases. Most 18-wheelers carry about 300 gallons of fuel, and fully-loaded tanker trucks may carry as much as 9,000 gallons. The sheer volume is one reason why many large truck crashes involve large fireballs. But that is only part of the story. In …
THE FIRM OF BARNETT, LERNER, KARSEN & FRANKEL WISHES ALL OF OUR CLIENTS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS A HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON AND NEW YEAR!
The Department of Defense quietly upped the ante in Syria with a $10 million no-bid contract that sends an unspecified number of private-sector intelligence operatives to the war-torn country. In July 2016, the government announced that Six3 Intelligence Solutions, which is now a subsidiary of CACI International, will provide “intelligence analysis services” in Germany, Italy, and Syria. While almost nothing …
Many local residents in places like Japan and Kuwait view U.S. service members as little more than a foreign occupying army. What impact does this attitude have on contractors? The American military presence in Okinawa, which has long been a sore spot for many, is a good example. In June 2016, according to police and witnesses, an intoxicated off-duty American …
