The unthinkable has happened again. A small plane has crashed into a home situated near an airport. However, unlike an incident in Chicago a few weeks ago, in which the pilot was killed but the elderly residents of the home he struck escaped injury, the December 8 crash of a plane into three homes near…
At the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd., clients may have noticed several cosmetic changes. The construction in the conference room is complete, and the room now has a dark hardwood floor as well as a new conference room table. Our new chairs are on wheels in order to be more comfortable for clients who…
An elderly couple in Chicago escaped with their lives and suffered no physical injuries when a small cargo plane crashed into their home on November 18. The plane missed hitting the couple, ages 84 and 82, by just inches. But what a frightening scene that must have been! They have filed a lawsuit against Central…
When a motor vehicle crash case lawsuit is filed in court, the insurance defense lawyers for the defendant will ask the injured victim many questions, request all sorts of medical records, and then interrogate the victim. This questioning is known as a “deposition” and is done in order to find out all about the injured…
If you are an airline employee responsible for moving passengers’ heavy luggage, then you know sometimes you just want to hold someone responsible for packing such heavy bags! “Airline employees who must weigh, transport, and load the passengers’ luggage are at high risk for back and spine injuries,” notes airport injury lawyer Doug Landau. “We…
Airline employees and airport workers are concerned about contracting the potentially fatal Ebola Virus Disease on the job. Just as with nurses and hospital orderlies during the height of the AIDS epidemic, airport personnel are concerned about their legal rights in light of the deadly Ebola outbreak. Workers at Washington DC area international airports are…
There are lots of injury lawyers who look great sitting behind a desk or in front of a library of books. Particularly interesting are the advertisements of lawyers standing in front of the Supreme Court, even though they may not even go to try cases in their local courts! Most people with a serious permanent…
Late on a Friday in September, a small plane crashed in a green field on the Patriot Course of the Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Both pilot and passenger were killed when the single-engine World War II T-28-C crashed for reasons yet unknown. The irony of such a crash happening at a motorsport track was not…
We recently heard from parents whose young child was injured in the gate waiting area at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. The parents, concerned about their child’s injury, contacted the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau to find out if they had a viable injury lawsuit against either the airlines, the airport, or the airport maintenance…
Did you know that airplane “black boxes” are, in fact, ORANGE? The intense search for Malaysia Flight 370, which disappeared in March of this year, brought renewed attention to these devices that record details about a plane’s trip. Airplanes actually have two boxes on board — each roughly the size of a cantaloupe. One is…