Virginia, like most states, has a Hazing Law which makes hazing at any school, college or university against the law. Teasing that was considered an all-in-good-fun rite of passage decades ago is now known to be hazing — dangerous and illegal. Section 18.2-56 of the Code of Virginia provides the following: “It shall be unlawful…
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Road rage, rude drivers, people in a hurry in the DC metro area have exposed all of us to unsafe actions on local roads and Interstate Highways in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The helmet camera recording of a truck driver riding a biker off the road and then driving off should give…
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“Riding with a bevvy of beauties on bikes has its rewards !” notes Herndon Reston biker lawyer Doug Landau. Featured on the cover of the current SPOKES magazine, Landau recognizes that there are more bicycling stories than just those that come out of the Landau Law Shop. Reporter Brenda Ruby came out to ABRAMS LANDAU…
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There are some aspects of Virginia workers compensation law that are just plain frustrating. In the wake of a workplace accident that results in some sort of injury, it is natural to believe that you might have legal recourse against your employer—just like you would against anyone who is potentially responsible for causing you to…
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Wrongful death lawsuits filed by families of Virginia Tech students killed in the 2007 massacre in Blacksburg will move forward, a circuit court judge ruled November 22. On April 16, 2009 — the two-year anniversary of the deadliest shooting on a college campus in U.S. history — lawsuits were filed in Fairfax County Circuit Court…
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