While the different states have time limits for bringing a personal injury case, and the Federal Government has time limits for cases brought in Federal Courts, once a case is filed within the applicable time period, it may take years before it goes to trial. Filing the lawsuit “stops the clock” of the legal time…
Continue readingWhen I am injured at the airport deplaning, or collecting my luggage, why can’t the local police investigate my airport accident case ? Passenger and airline employee injuries that occur at Dulles and National Airports’ “Airports Operation Area” (or “AOA”) are investigated by the Airport Police. The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (“MWAA”) has its own…
Continue readingThe Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority reports that all major airlines that serve the Washington D.C. region’s two major airports have canceled flights until further notice due to Hurricane Sandy. The airports themselves technically remain open. But the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (“MWAA”) is urging passengers not to travel to the airports until flights resume. Even…
Continue readingWhen an airport employee is disabled due to an on the job injury and cannot return to work for twelve months or more, they may seek Federal disability benefits. The state and federal systems are not mutually exclusive according to Washington, D.C. area airport accident lawyer Doug Landau. When the airline worker later qualifies for…
Continue readingJust because a baggage tug driver, jet fuel specialist or airplane mechanic is hurt while working at an international airport in the United States does not mean that they are stuck bringing their Workers Compensation claims under the morass of the Federal Department of Labor’s system. According to Dulles International and National Airport accident lawyer…
Continue readingVictims of injuries at airports often have no idea what to expect when it is their “day in court.” Even long time airline employees and union members do not have a realistic view of what actually transpires at real workers compensation, personal injury and Social Security Disability trials. The movies and television give an inaccurate…
Continue readingCan you transport any kind of dog on “the friendly skies ?” Apparently not, as United Airlines adopted Continental’s ban of certain breeds of dogs. Breeds, or mixes, that have reached either 6 months of age or 20 pounds that are prohibited are: Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Presa Canario, Perro de Presa Canario,…
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