According to Herndon and Sterling Virginia workers compensation lawyer Doug Landau, marketing residual physical abilities is critical to the receipt of benefits after a “light duty work” release. However, many ABRAMS LANDAU clients suggest that this is an exercise in futility in light of recent economic trends. The Herndon Connection newspaper article by Julia O’Donahue’s…
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Recently, an experienced personal injury lawyer sent me the following, “We are settling a third-party tort claim in which there is a workers’ comp lien. I know that my client is responsible for paying back Temporary Total Disability (“TTD”) benefits, medical treatment, prescriptions and transportation costs. But is my client responsible for paying back the…
Continue readingAt ABRAMS LANDAU, we have been contacted by car crash and dog attack victims many months after their injuries. We sadly find out that the 911 tapes and other recordings that support their personal injury claims have been destroyed or recorded over. Our office sends out letters requesting copies of the tapes, films and other…
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ABRAMS LANDAU received its first shipment of Doug Landau’s new book, “Ten Mistakes That Can Derail Your Bicycle Injury Case.” Drawing upon over 25 years’ experience helping injured cyclists, disabled riders and their families, Herndon and Reston bike crash lawyer Landau compiled a book that cyclists have been requesting online since this summer’s court cases…
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Good witnesses can methodically recall what happened before, during and after an impact through the use of all of their 5 senses. These observers can not only recollect what they saw before and after a car crash, but they can also relate what they: smelled (gasoline on the pavement, leaking transmission fluids, burning rubber from…
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