A 21-year-old college student who dreamed of becoming a teacher was in an accident with the Defendants’ truck. She claimed $2,400,000 in medical expenses and lost wages as well as traumatic brain injury. But pictures on her MySpace page showing her at parties after the accident told a different story to the jury. Her MySpace…
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Shown here are members of the Abrams Landau trial team after the successful settlement of an Egyptian butcher’s workers compensation claim. [From Left to right: Shiri Ahronovich, Doug Landau, our client and Workers Comp Legal Assistant Dianna Meredith] When this gentleman returned to Virginia after a visit to his home country in…
Continue readingThe Herndon – Reston law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. has successfully settled another workers comp suicide case for a Florida family. Using favorable Virginia case law and Doug Landau’s own winning decision in the Elliott case, this Bulgarian family was able to at last get some compensation for their tragic loss. In a similar ruling, the…
Continue readingWhen a personal injury case settles, the Insurance Company wants a Release to be signed before the check is cashed so that they (and their insureds) will not get sued again on the same claim. When a case is filed in Court, and a settlement reached or verdict in favor of the injured plaintiff returned,…
Continue readingThe numbers came out this summer, and the Virginia offices fared well when compared to other states’ offices. Herndon Reston area Social Security disability lawyer Doug Landau points out that it takes two and a half times longer for a claim in North Atlanta than Richmond or Roanoke Virginia ! Several offices of note include…
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