If you are ever the victim of a car wreck, bike crash or trip and fall accident you will likely experience a loss of wages, have to pay medical bills, and perhaps have to make repairs to or replace your vehicle. Although some car insurance policies include medical pay, (“Medical Payments” or “MedPay” for short)…
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Many people are under the impression that if they become injured and receive workers’ compensation, they cannot collect any other compensation for their losses. Fortunately, at the Landau Law Shop, we routinely show injured workers and disabled accident victims that this is not always the case. If you are injured in a Virginia, Maryland or…
Continue readingIn Virginia, the law strictly bars an employee from suing their employer or co-worker for an injury that occurs on the job. However, Virginia law does allow the injured worker to retain the right to sue a “third party” whose negligence caused or contributed to the worker’s injury, even if the worker receives workers’ compensation/ …
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Virginia employers with 3 or more employees are generally subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act which requires workers’ compensation coverage (through an insurance company or through self-insurance) at no cost to its employees. Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance used to provide compensation to employees who are injured in the course and scope of…
Continue readingThe homeowners insurance company for the parents who hosted a teen sleepover party has settled a wrongful death claim brought by the family of a 14-year-old girl who died in a car crash. The $1.75-million settlement in the controversial case was approved by a Henrico County judge. The money comes from the homeowners’ insurance for…
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