Category Archives: Auto Accidents

Painkiller Prescriptions are now the biggest cause of fatal drug overdoses

With so many ABRAMS LANDAU clients permanently disabled and suffering from chronic pain, Sterling and South Riding Virginia disability and injury lawyer Doug Landau frequently recommends that clients check with their treating doctors to make sure their dosages are under control. The number of overdose deaths from opioid painkillers — opium-like drugs such as morphine…

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Virginia Tech studies texting while driving: Drivers of heavy trucks who texted 23 times more likely to crash

With 2 Hokies in his household, Ashburn car crash lawyer Doug Landau pays special attention to the quarterly Virginia Tech Magazine. This Fall, it was revealed that the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute conducted studies of driver distraction while using cell phones and text messaging. I have previously written about the increased dangers to Loudoun Fairfax…

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Increasing number of crashes and fatalities in Leesburg, Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties; Inexperience Considered One Factor in Bikers’ deaths

A spate of fatal bike crashes has recently been reported just as our law firm gears up for our Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals arguments in our catastrophic accident case.  Last year, deaths on the highway fell in almost every category except accidents involving motorcycles.  “With the traffic being what it is in this…

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