Category Archives: Airport Runway, Tarmac and AOA incidents

Slipping and Falling at the Airport—Can You Get Reimbursed for Your Injuries?

Injuries at the airport can happen for many reasons to both employees and travelers. Unfamiliar terrain, distractions, ever-changing signs and uneven jetways present dangers to even the most careful airport travelers. However, tripping or slipping in the terminal, jetway, or on the airport operations area (“AOA”) does not necessarily mean the airport authority or airline…

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Ethiopian Airport Workers’ Air Operation Injury Case Settles

Workers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Reagan National Airport (DCA), like many clients of Abrams Landau, come from all over world. Many different languages are heard on both sides of the security screening at the Washington, D.C. area international airports. Attorney Doug Landau has helped tug drivers from Nepal, gate attendants from Ethiopia,…

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If I am “On the Job” as a Member of the Airline Crew, Can I Bring a Lawsuit if I am Injured at the Airport?

“Not if you are struck by a co-worker operating a luggage tug or tripped by another member of the flight crew. The Virginia Workers Compensation Act does not allow lawsuits between co-workers for accidental injuries,” notes experienced comp attorney Doug Landau of the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. “However, if the person causing the…

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Heavier Falling Luggage Causing Permanent Injuries to Airline Workers

Attorney Doug Landau has seen an increase in permanent injury claims by flight attendants as passenger carry-on luggages get heavier and more unwieldy. The injuries range from torn muscles and herniated cervical discs to torn rotator cuffs and other permanent shoulder and neck injuries. As charges for excess luggage become more frequent and more expensive,…

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“New Claim Administrator” – Does this mean that my airport injury case is over?

Several clients received “NOTIFICATIONS” from the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission this month indicating that their claims with Continental Airlines and United Airlines had a “New Claim Administrator.” Did this mean that the insurance company was out of business? Was the airline going to renegotiate on their compensation awards?  Did a change in the Claim Administrator…

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