It’s every working parents’ nightmare: After dropping off a small child at day care, a call comes telling you that your child has been attacked and bitten by a big dog. Herndon head and brain injury lawyer Doug Landau was contacted by a family from Virginia Beach who received just such a call. After the…
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In this case, which arose about a mile from the Landau Law Shop, an au pair was carrying a baby down the steps of their Herndon home.When the babysitter was a little more than half way down the stairs, the edge of the step cracked beneath her, causing her to fall down the stairs. Not…
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When a mail carrier was attacked while delivering the mail in a Kearney, New Jersey neighborhood, he had no idea that he was not the first, or even the second person attacked and bitten by this large dog. He was the third! This injured mail carrier, like the police officer attacked by the dog on…
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A Santa Rosa, California pedestrian who was badly injured and bitten by a bulldog has settled her lawsuit against the dog owner for $1 million. The dog bite victim will receive $900,000. As California Law allows for loss of consortium and family members’ claims of emotional distress and other damages, the woman’s husband and two…
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A report released Thursday by a consumer activist group accuses the insurance industry of overcharging policyholders and undercutting payments on claims. The report, released by the Consumer Federation of America, says that record profits for insurers can be traced to a systematic strategy of raising premiums, reducing coverage and underpaying claims. Virginia multi-state Lawyer Doug…
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