The Herndon, Virginia office of Abrams Landau, Ltd. is located just down the road from Dulles International Airport, and not far from Reagan National and Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) airports. This makes it convenient for our airline and airport worker clients and witnesses to visit our office to meet with airport injury lawyer Doug Landau. However,…
Continue readingRecently, National Public Radio (NPR) published a news series condemning changes in our country’s workers’ comp system which have made it increasingly difficult for injured workers, including airline pilots, flight crew, grounds crew, tug drivers, airport skycaps and other airport workers, to collect the benefits to which they are entitled. Click here to read our…
Continue readingAt most international airports, including the three major airports in the Washington DC Metro area — Baltimore Washington International Airport (“BWI”), Dulles International Airport (“IAD”), and Reagan National Airport (“WAS”) — there is a ticketing and points system for drivers on the “airport operations area” (AOA) just like on the roads and interstate highways. However,…
Continue readingIf you work for an airport or airline, what happens if you are injured on the job? Will the airline’s or airport’s workers’ comp policy provide you the necessary protections? Will you seamlessly apply for and be approved to receive workers’ compensation benefits? According to an article published by National Public Radio (NPR), the answer…
Continue readingAirline pilots or captains injured during the preflight inspection are entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits. Even though the airline employee has not yet started “flying” the jet, the preflight inspection is part of the required duties. An injury “in the course and scope” of the job can be compensated if there is an injury causing…
Continue readingThe short answer according to airport injury lawyer Doug Landau is NO — if they work for the same airline or company. Under Virginia law, if, for example, an Eastern Airlines mechanic drops a tool on the head of an Eastern Airlines flight attendant at Reagan National Airport, while the flight attendant could make a…
Continue readingMany aircraft passengers are under the mistaken belief that flight attendants do not have significant physical duties in their jobs.They could not be more mistaken. Flight attendants are responsible for the critically important task of opening and shutting the aircraft door, which requires the strength to lift 80 pounds. Flight attendants also assist passengers putting…
Continue readingVirginia airport injury lawyer Doug Landau was selected to participate as a judge in the 44th annual William Spong Moot Court Tournament held on February 13-14, 2015 at the William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia. Landau was one of 10 practicing attorneys and members of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA) asked to…
Continue readingBelow is an interesting article posted on the American Association for Justice website. East coast airport injury lawyer Doug Landau of the Virginia law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. agrees with the article’s premise that sometimes pursuing justice for innocent victims is an uphill battle for the plaintiff’s counsel. Defendants and their counsel will try every…
Continue readingWhy would an injured airline employee be let go after suffering an on-the-job injury? The answer is simple: Insurance companies for airlines are “risk averse.” Experienced airport and airline injury lawyer Doug Landau notes that in cases where there is a significant permanent injury to the employee, several airlines will insist — as part of…
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