The Virginia legislature passed a bill completely banning drivers from using mobile devices. House Bill 874 was passed by both chambers this past winter and signed into law in March, 2020 by Governor Ralph Northam. The law prohibits the use of cellphones and other hand-held devices, with exceptions for emergency vehicles, drivers reporting an emergency,…
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If an accident victim, who is not employed because they are caring for their children full time, be reimbursed for more than just their medical bills? When visiting friends after court in Alexandria, Virginia last month, car accident attorney Doug Landau was asked to drop by and help answer questions about some complex cases from…
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What is the collateral source rule? Under Virginia law, the collateral source rule means that at trial, the insurance defense lawyers cannot talk about the fact that an injured victim’s medical bills, wage loss, or medications may have been paid for by someone else. For example, in a car crash case, if the plaintiff’s medical…
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Did you know that Virginia is only one out of four states in the country to still have contributory negligence as a valid defense to any recovery for an injured party in a personal injury lawsuit? The doctrine of contributory negligence stands for the proposition that if an injured person’s injuries were caused in any…
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Helping many people injured on the major North-South Interstate highway along the East Coast of the United States, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau has seen many permanent injuries and as the result of crashes on this road. Lawyer Landau has been following governmental actions to improve safety along this important corridor. I-95 is a high-volume highway…
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