In a word, “no.” For an injured worker to get a “Permanency Award,” there should be no painful medical testing, as the physicians observe and measure the scar sites. The doctors do not usually put the patient through range of motion or sensation testing when determinations about the extent of scarring are concerned. To get…
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Unlike other states, the Virginia Workers Compensation law does not include Awards for permanent injury to every part of an injured worker’s body. An employee hurt on the job in a compensable accident can get a permanency Award for a permanent injury to the thumb. The doctor may give a large rating to the thumb…
Continue readingNegligent construction and unmended leaks in the windows can let moisture in to your house, allowing toxin-producing mold to grow and spread. A Loudoun jury recently awarded a family harmed by mold in their own home $4.75 million, among the largest awards in a mold case in Virginia. The defendant home construction company had not…
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One of the questions I regularly is asked is, “What do I do while my case is pending and my doctor has me off work ?” First, concentrate your efforts on getting well. Second, once you catch your breath after a crash or other major injury, think about what you CAN do during this time…
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This afternoon Doug Landau once again helped out a partner at the Reston Virginia law firm of Dain, Walker, Sobhani & Nicoli with questions about one of their personal injury cases. The ABRAMS LANDAU trial lawyer is regularly called by experienced lawyers from all over Northern Virginia to assist them and their disabled clients. Landau…
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