Having represented truck drivers attacked, shot and injured at gas stations, Herndon Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau was particularly interested in the Federal Court’s September 9, 2020 opinion in the case of Mullins v. Harco National Insurance Co. The injured victim pulled into the truck fueling station before sunrise, and was assaulted by the Defendant commercial truck driver who…
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In one of our case’s we previously reported on in our 12/2/2019 blog post, the defendants appealed a Manassas judge’s August 2019 Opinion. The judge found that the victim’s post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was causally related to his compensable injury by accident, and that the claimant was entitled to weekly Temporary Total Disability (TTD) wage…
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With fewer cars on the highways and interstates, some motorists are now driving at reckless speeds. Having traveled up to New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut, and down to Richmond, Virginia, multi-state lawyer Doug Landau has seen cars and trucks flying by on both sides. Used to traveling up and down the East Coast…
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If I have an AWARD in my Workers Comp claim that provides for my future medical care, permanent injury and wage loss, why would it be a good idea to settle the WC case BEFORE the personal injury case settles? That is a question that experienced Herndon Virginia lawyer Doug Landau answers regularly for his…
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While the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act is supposed to be a “No Fault” statutory system to help injured employees, there are limits to what is covered. If an employee chooses not to wear a seat belt in the company truck he was driving, he cannot get workers’ comp benefits for injuries suffered in a car…
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