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We defend employers and carriers in workers’ compensation claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act in litigation before the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Office of Administrative Law Judges. The LHWCA is a federal statute designed to provide medical benefits and compensation for lost income to longshoremen, harbor workers, dock men, ship repairmen, ship builders, and other maritime workers who are injured during the course of their employment. In the event that a work-related injury or accident results in the death of an employee covered under the LHWCA, the Act also provides death benefits to the decedent’s eligible survivors. We analyze whether Longshore jurisdiction applies, defend claims, and pursue lien recovery.

Who We Represent

We represent large project owners, OCIP and CCIPs, insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third party claim administrators, and longshore employers operating across the maritime industry, such as stevedoring companies, marine terminals and marine contractors. We also defend the insurance carriers who insure employers against these types of maritime claims and employers. We want to be by your side, moving cases aggressively to closure from the start of litigation all the way through to settlement.

Our Approach

Within seven (7) days of referral, we provide your adjuster with a comprehensive legal action plan and budget, setting out the likely exposure, plan of action to get the case to close, analysis of any potential legal defenses, and identify the handling/trial attorney and paralegal assigned to the case. We provide you with any court- or venue- specific information, such as who the judge is, evaluation of the treating providers, best IME doctor to use, etc.

We only assign one attorney and one paralegal to each case. This means that your team members always have one contact to go to for any questions. We do not have “hearing attorney” or a “negotiation attorney” or “appeal department” or anything else! All of our attorneys handle all of those roles – meaning cases are not “passed around” as they move through the litigation process. Your risk professional or adjuster always knows who is assigned – because the attorney does not change.

Where We Go

New York District Office & All Federal Courts

Rates

We are strictly time and expense. Contact Greg Lois for our rates to provide a workers’ compensation defense in New York.

Attorney Contact

Contact partner Greg Lois with questions or to make referrals.

The Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Defense Team at Lois Law Firm

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