The danger of infection from a dog bite is one of the reasons surgeons will sometimes loosely stitch a dog attack wound site. Bacteria in dog saliva can cause complications and infection. The death of a Washington man from a dog bite has prompted a lawsuit by the man’s family against the dog’s owner. The…
Continue readingIn Virginia, the law strictly bars an employee from suing their employer or co-worker for an injury that occurs on the job. However, Virginia law does allow the injured worker to retain the right to sue a “third party” whose negligence caused or contributed to the worker’s injury, even if the worker receives workers’ compensation/ …
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Virginia employers with 3 or more employees are generally subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act which requires workers’ compensation coverage (through an insurance company or through self-insurance) at no cost to its employees. Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance used to provide compensation to employees who are injured in the course and scope of…
Continue reading“Just because obesity was deleted as a listing in 1999 does not mean that it is not important for the Social Security Administration to consider when evaluating claims for disability benefits,” according to Herndon Social Security lawyer Doug Landau. Noting that many of his disabled clients do not have any one particular impairment that meets…
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While Labor Day is usually a day of rest and relaxation, Triathlon Trial lawyer Doug Landau travelled to upstate New York for a family wedding and lead a bike ride for the groom and his friends. The multi-sport attorney was asked by the bride if he wold perform this “labor of love” for her as…
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