Many of my clients are worried about having surgery on their neck or back. Much of the anxiety is caused by not knowing what exactly will happen. Doctors are not always able to show patients what they intend to do, and they are often busy, with limited time for questions by family members. Unlike Mr.…
Continue readingAt a recent medico-legal program, Doug Landau participated in the discussion of back and neck pain after an accident. When there is a herniated disc that presses on the spinal cord or nerve root, one can actually see the anatomical cause of the pain on an MRI. When the disc material or fragment that has…
Continue readingAfter winning a client’s case before the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission, Virginia trial lawyer Doug Landau was able to successfully settle the case on the eve of trial at the Circuit Court of Worcester County. This was the third time Landau had represented this client ! They originally met when this construction worker watched a…
Continue readingIn another unusual case, Doug Landau was able to settle a client’s taxicab crash facial injury case where the Defendant driver had no insurance and fled the United States after the car crash. In this case the Defendant’s van crashed into the cab in which the plaintiff was an innocent passenger, in front of the…
Continue readingMr. Landau traveled to Ocean City, Maryland several times for depositions, court hearings and trial for an appeal of a Maryland Workers Compensation claim. His local counsel, Brian Lee, had handled the original hearing before the comp judge, but Landau was prepared to take the case to the jury. Critical to this preparation was his…
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