In a new published Defense Base Act (“DBA”) claim, the Benefits Review Board further clarified the zone of special danger doctrine.  A widow filed a claim for death benefits after her husband was killed in Tbilisi, Georgia, while working for the employer.  The decedent’s job required that he work five days per week, and that he remain on-call for emergencies.  In addition to wages, the decedent received a monthly allotment for housing and utilities, as well as vouchers for a taxi service.  While riding in a taxi going to the grocery store, the decedent’s vehicle was struck head-on by another car, causing his death. Death benefits are owed under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as extended by the DBA, when the decedent died in the “course of employment.”  For Defense Base Act claims, the Supreme Court has held the “an employee may be within the course of employment,Read more