Sometimes disabled workers injure another body part while going to physical therapy. When this happens, the doctrine of “compensable consequences” comes into play, according to Herndon workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau. What is a “Compensable Consequence ?” A “Compensable Consequence” is a consequence of the original injury or the treatment of the original injury that…
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A question came across the desk of Herndon car accident attorney Doug Landau regarding a crash that was cased by a police officer, driving a police car, in the state of Maryland. The specific question was whether damages can be recovered when a police officer causes a crash. And a related question, is there insurance…
Continue readingThe details in this case are hard to believe. It would stand to reason that if a person is legally blind, a claim for Social Security disability benefits would be a slam dunk. But in this case, that is not what happened. Instead, in the case of this 59-year old, wage earning Georgia woman whose…
Continue readingApproximately 85-90% of all auto claims paid out are for property damage and not personal injury. Thankfully, this means that in most auto accidents the only thing hurt is a vehicle and not a person. But it also means that insurance carriers do everything they can to minimize the dollar amount they pay on out…
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Tall dogs, fuzzy dogs, dogs that fit into purses and all of them are called man’s best friend. Fortunately, that is true of most house dogs, but sometimes we are sadly reminded that dogs are animals and are not rational. For this reason insurance companies are charging higher rates to cover dogs or just not…
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