While many states do not require that the injured car crash, slip and fall or dog bite victim place a specific amount in their lawsuit papers, because they recognize that injuries, treatment, lost time from work and eventual permanency may be months and years away, Virginia requires a sum certain. The “amount sued for” is…
Continue readingRehabilitating dogs trained to fight caught my attention, as I had followed the sad saga of Michael Vick and his dangerous Pit Bulls. At ABRAMS LANDAU, we have helped many adults and children attacked and permanently injured by vicious and dangerously trained dogs. An NPR news story examined what has happened to the canines since…
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The Fairfax Bar Association, which serves the Northern Virginia Legal Community, has issued notice to the personal injury bar that the judges of the Fairfax County Circuit Court have decided to adopt a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem for infants in cases seeking the approval of an infant settlement and for minor…
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Sometimes, despite the best preparations, the insurance company’s “hired gun” medical examiner still finds a way for the Defendant to avoid responsibility for the harms and losses the car and bike crash, dog attack or other type of accident caused. You have prepared for the Insurance Medical Exam (the “IME”) and the report is unfavorable. …
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There are many steps you and your legal counsel can do to prepare for an Insurance medical Exam. In most states, it is legal to record your exam with a voice or video recorder after disclosure that you are doing so. This will be powerful evidence if the insurance company physician’s report diverges from what…
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