When there has been a worksite injury, the fact that the conditions are frequently dangerous does not help your workers’ compensation claim. In a case, successfully handled by the ABRAMS LANDAU injury team, the injured worker fell off a roof, shattering both ankles. The Workers Comp Insurance Company denied the claim, alleging that the…
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The team at Abrams Landau works hard to ensure each client can get the benefits the law allows. To accomplish this, Doug Landau will ask questions that some clients remark even their doctors did not ask! Recognizing the sensitive and personal nature of some of the questions, Landau will often share examples from other cases…
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A lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student has brought to the national conversation the limitations of Virginia’s Worker’s Compensation Law. The Newport News instructor is suing the public school system, as this first-grade teacher was hospitalized for two weeks, and endured several surgeries after a bullet struck her hand…
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With the increase in the development of data centers in Loudoun County and Western Fairfax, there is been a surge in commercial building construction. There is a lack of inventory in the residential sector, and people are finding it hard to buy houses and rent apartments in Northern Virginia while retail space is continuing to…
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Under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act, an injured worker does not have to pay a deductible for their treatment. Medical bills are to be paid, 100% with no co-pay under the AWARD. The injured worker should not be “out of pocket” for medical bills that are reasonable, related, and by referral. While the injured worker…
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