In drunk driving/DUI/DWI cases, at ABRAMS LANDAU we can sometimes bring a claim for punitive or exemplary damages. Punitive damages are allowed by the courts in cases where the evidence supports a finding of “willful, wanton and reckless misconduct” on the part o the Defendant drunk driver or stoned vehicle operator. This is “punishment” compensation…
Continue readingHome exercise equipment and therapy aids can be paid for by the workers compensation insurance company according to Herndon Reston area injury lawyer Doug Landau of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. For example, in the case of Emmett v. Food Lion, Inc., 73 OWC 166 (1994), an employee sought to hold her employer responsible for exercise equipment…
Continue readingIn one of my early air travel injury cases, I successfully represented a gentleman who survived an airplane crash. Taking an international flight from an African airport, the large commercial jet in which he was a passenger flew into a flock of large birds, which jammed the jet’s engines, causing a crash. My client spent…
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For my entire legal career, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (“ATLA”) has had its headquarters in Georgetown. Having been a member since 1981, I was surprised to see the name of the largest trial lawyers group in the United States change its name to the “American Association for Justice” (“AAJ”) and move its…
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Chemicals at work can cause injury, but legal time limits and other procedural hurdles can prevent disabled workers and their families from receiving workers compensation benefits according to Virginia injury and occupational disease lawyer Doug Landau of Herndon’s ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd.
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