A federal government security officer was injured while on a bicycle training ride near his home. The officer’s lawyer, Doug Landau of the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd., noted that, “Statistics suggest that most car crashes happen within 10 miles of your home, since that’s where most of your driving occurs.” The federal biker…
Our law firm is always looking to improve our skillsets and knowledge. Education is important to everyone here at Abrams Landau, Ltd., especially if that means that we can better educate and assist our clients. Therefore, we always take advantage of this great program by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC). The VWC offers training…
Leesburg bike crash lawyer Doug Landau tends to start with the treating doctors and other specialists who know the injured bikers and their families. Likewise, the Leesburg and Loudoun County bike injury lawyer utilizes state, local and federal agencies and their specialists, as they are often brought in to assist in catastrophic and traumatic brain…
Leesburg and Reston crash injury lawyer Doug Landau was recently asked if the negligent driver’s insurance is not enough, can the injured cyclist collect additional money from her own insurance company ? The short answer is, “yes.” In addition, the ABRAMS LANDAU trial lawyer has seen such cases where the injured cyclist’s insurance company pays…
The plaintiff, a 12-year-old boy, was riding his bicycle on December 27, 2006, when he was struck at the intersection of Old Nuckols Road and Nuckols Road in Henrico County by a minivan. The plaintiff was initially hospitalized at VCU Medical Center and was later transferred to Children’s Hospital in Norfolk for rehabilitation. As a…
While in New York and New Jersey last week helping a dog attack victim who was recently attacked while out jogging, Sports Injury Lawyer Doug Landau was struck by how many deposition questions centered upon the client’s PRE-accident interaction with dogs. At depositions (or “Examinations Before Trial” or “EBTs” in New York), insurance defense counsel…
With family in the Los Angeles Valley area, I have often trained and raced in California. One of my favorite training runs is above the Coastline in Pacific Palisades at the Will Rogers Estate overlooking Malibu, the Pacific Coast Highway (“PCH”) and the Ocean. The PCH was the scene of a shocking accident that resulted…
Another honor bestowed on ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. founding partner Doug Landau received word that he is to be included in Richmond Magazine’s SUPER LAWYER SECTION. The Herndon Reston area injury and disability lawyer promises clients and friends that this does not mean that he is now afraid of kryptonite or will wear a cape. Appreciative…
At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. car crash clients often ask if the property damage case and the personal injury can be settled at the same time. In serious injury cases, this is not a good idea. While the “dings” and damage to a car’s chassis will not “heal” on their own, the human body is remarkable,…
In an effort to represent his injured and disabled clients to the best of his ability, and to move their cases along more quickly in the face of ever increasing governmental red tape and insurance industry intransigence, Doug Landau travels all over Virginia and throughout the East Coast. Recently, the Triathlon Trial Lawyer travelled to…