Mediation often results in a settlement of a permanent injury or disability case. However, there are times where the parties cannot agree, and the case does not settle. Recently, Doug Landau was involved in a mediation on behalf of an out-of-state client with a Virginia case. The assigned mediator was a very experienced a jurist…
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There are times when a case cannot be settled, but it also does not need to be tried in court. The Virginia Worker’s Compensation Commission (“VWC”) has a free mediation program. Judges from around the state will hear the injured worker, their counsel, defense counsel and the insurance company speak about the case. These experienced…
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With average processing times for Social Security claims hitting 511 days as of July, 2015, it is no surprise that the number of pending claims at the hearing level hit the one million mark in November of last year. In fact, the number of pending Social Security claims has continued to increase every month and…
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HINT: The SAME THING as its Wall Street investors ! While preparing the first Fen-Phen diet drug cases for trial in the Circuit Court of Alexandria, Doug Landau was stunned to learn that when American Hope Products Corporation put up BILLIONS of dollars to settle the products liability cases of thousands of women whose hearts…
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Ever one to meet with clients, referring and co-counsel when he’s on the road, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau caught up with Will Inman at his Rockville office. Inman is helping the Landau Law Shop with a half-dozen cases for clients from Southern Pennsylvania who were injured in North Maryland, from his Haerstown office. William…
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