On September 13 Weehoo announced a recall of one of its products, an attachable children’s seat for a bicycle called the “Weehoo iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers”. Fortunately, there have been no major injures and any owner of the product can contact the manufacture (800-538-6950 or Weehoo’s Website)for the repair piece, but please discontinue use immediately.…
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If you pick a fight with race directors or volunteers when they try to protect you from head trauma or brain injury. “Not every Triathlon or multisport competition takes the time to inspect helmets, but when they do, it is for the athletes’ safety. When a triathlete, duathlete or bike racer competes with an unsafe,…
Continue readingHaving just settled a case for a grocery store worker who lost two fingers to a motorized cutting blade at work, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau has helped many workers injured due to the lack of protective guards on saws. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) estimates there are an average of about 10…
Continue readingSaw injuries can be devastating, permanent and disabling. For those who use circular saws, table saws, mitre saws and other dangerous power tools, the Power Tool Institute (“PTI”) has safety presentations that can be viewed online – click here. The safety demonstrations, available, at no charge, in English or Spanish, are: “Power Tool Accidents —…
Continue readingThe Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. is bombarded by solicitations from companies wanting the Virginia “Law Shop” to borrow money to finance litigation. While the Landau Law Shop once looked into assistance financing an international catastrophic cycle crash paralysis case that wound up going all the way to the Supreme Court of the United…
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