There’s a treaty for injured international air travelers. Injuries and accidents during an international flight occur, despite the airlines best efforts regarding safety and first aid training. When a passenger on a flight is injured, their right to compensation will probably be governed by an international treaty. The treaty between countries that international airline injuries…
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After a multiyear slide in passengers, Dulles International Airport (IAD) bounced back with a gradual increase in passengers year after year. According to a recent Washington Post article, for the first time since 2014, more travelers flew through Dulles than Reagan National Airport (DCA) last year. In 2018, 24.1 million passengers came through Dulles—a 5.1…
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Whether you simply noticed a safety hazard at your workplace or you were injured at work due to a safety hazard, you should file a complaint to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the United States Department of Labor. If it’s not an emergency, it is best to file a written…
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If you’re planning on flying anytime soon and you wanted to bring your Macbook with you, you’ll want to keep reading. In June 2019, Apple issued a voluntary recall of a number of 15-inch Macbook Pro laptops due to concerns over the lithium ion battery and the potential to catch fire. In August 2019, the…
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In 2018, there were over 4.3 billion passengers worldwide on commercial airlines and over 100,000 flights per day. That’s a lot of people in the air trusting airlines to get them safely from one place to another! Airlines are responsible for ensuring that passengers are safe from preventable injuries and they may be at least…
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If the dress code violation involves safety equipment or mandatory protective gear, then the short answer can be “yes.” If a worker is struck in the head at a construction site, and they were not wearing their company issued hardhat, that claim could be denied by the Workers’ Compensation insurance company. If the case went…
Continue readingWhy do we give our clients homework? Because everyone at Abrams Landau, Ltd. likes to be AHEAD of deadlines—and not playing “catch-up”—we will give our clients’ homework in nearly every single injury, workers’ comp and disability case. We have found that rather than mailing, faxing or sending questions to doctors electronically, if the client hand…
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Recently, we received a call from a woman who had fallen in a grocery store pharmacy and injured her lower back. We got the call for help nine years after the fall! The Statute of Limitations, which is the legal time limit for her kind of case, is two years. In other words, when people…
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The legal rights of injured airline passengers here in the United States are usually determined by the law of the state where the event happened. For those traveling internationally, even if they are injured during the domestic leg of the trip, there may be additional laws that apply to their case. Airport injury lawyer Doug…
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In light of Teacher Appreciation Day, the staff at Abrams Landau law wanted to show our appreciation for teachers all over the world and specifically, Rachel Carson Middle School’s eighth grade teacher Cynthia Burgett. Attorney Doug Landau of Abrams Landau, Ltd. has been helping Ms. Burgett as a volunteer teacher since 2013 to prepare her…
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