While in Richmond to try a jet crash case, Doug Landau visited with friend and co-counsel David Bailey of the Environmental Law Group. Like the Herndon trial lawyer Landau, Bailey has a background in science and went to graduate school for biology. He was the ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND’s Senior Attorney/Scientist and Director of Virginia Office.…
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Shown here are pictures of the front of the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission’s Fairfax Hearings Office. You can see that construction has resulted in street disruption and fewer parking spaces. This is why is is imperative to get to your Hearing EARLY ! It is also why the ABRAMS LANDAU trial team urges clients, their…
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Jury trials look so easy on television and in the movies. In “real life,” preparation for a jury trial takes many months. Every single piece of evidence is like a building block. The early investigation is like the”foundation.” Any missing bricks can be exploited by the insurance company lawyers and cause the entire structure to…
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Yes. Private contracts can shorten the time for claims or put requirements that can cause problems later on if you are not careful and do not seek immediate legal assistance from an experienced injury lawyer. For example in Holland America cruise line cases we are advised that the ticket provides that there must be a…
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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…
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