The Silver Line extension in Northern Virginia was first expected to be completed in 2016 and since then, it has been postponed four times due to “construction mistakes, defects and disagreements over how to correct them.” According to a recent Washington Post article, the extension includes “six stations and a long-desired rail connection to Dulles…
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[Note: Please check your airline and airport for the most up-to-date information on any protocols, regulations and exceptions.] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new mask mandate last week, doubling down on President Biden’s January 21 executive order requiring all people traveling within the United States on any form of…
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Good news for those injured at airports far from home. A new rule opens up opportunities for Virginia lawyers to present witnesses in a trial by video from distant locations. Witnesses under this new role would be allowed to testify by audiovisual links at civil trials under the rule that took effect back in March.…
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Flying during the coronavirus pandemic can feel daunting and stressful, especially because there seem to be constantly changing procedures, protocols and new safety measures that vary between each airline and airport. The airport injury law team at Abrams Landau law wants to help mitigate as much anxiety and stress as possible for those who may…
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As COVID-19 restrictions ease, airports and airlines are implementing new safety standards to not only limit the spread of the novel coronavirus and protect travelers, but also to give the public more peace of mind that they can safely travel again. The airport injury law team at Abrams Landau, Ltd.—located just a few miles away…
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Airports, airplanes and traveling in general have changed significantly because of COVID-19 and there is an abundance of media coverage on the changes that can make it confusing and overwhelming. So, we hope to bring some clarity with direct information we received from a client of Abrams Landau who is a security personnel at Washington…
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Under the sign for the hamburger venue Smashburger at Reagan National Airport (DCA), airport injury attorney Doug Landau observed a number of: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) cars, airline luggage tugs, fuel trucks, passenger transport mini buses, ramp vehicles and electric maintenance Cushman carts zipping around the “Air Operations Area” (AOA). The Air Operations Area…
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Many of us have watched television and seen the police on the cop and detective shows say something like, “anything you say can and will be used against in a court of law.” In real life, apart from certain custodial police stops, you don’t get such a fair warning. For example, if you are hurt…
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The easy answer is “no.” You are not covered by workers’ compensation insurance if you have not yet reported for work. However, Virginia workers’ compensation lawyer Doug Landau says that there are exceptions to this rule. For example, under what is known as the “personal comfort doctrine,” the employee may clock out of work and…
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Usually, the case goes to trial where the injury occurred. “However, you, as the plaintiff, may have several choices as to where to bring your permanent injury case,” notes airline and airport injury lawyer Doug Landau. In many instances, Doug Landau, and counsel he associates with, will go forward in the Federal District Court near…
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