Advances in technology do not always translate into evidence that supports an on the job injury claim. In a recent case where a Virginia police officer slipped on a stairway while she was investigating a potential burglary in progress at a private residence, the mishap was caught on video by her and two other officers’…
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Two topics Doug Landau has written about are golf cart accidents and tractor trailer crashes. Now the Richmond Times Dispatch reports a tractor-trailer overturned on northbound Interstate 85. This Dinwiddie County crash occurred when the truck driver tried to avoid a golf cart on the roadway, according to Virginia State Police. The accident happened at about…
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Sometimes an injured worker qualifies for BOTH Workers Compensation payments AND Social Security. When that happens, does one government program deduct the money received from the other program ? Northern Virginia Disability, Social Security and Workers Compensation lawyer Doug Landau has had this issue come up in numerous cases over his career. Does Social Security…
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A part-time postal delivery worker and full-time bartender was attacked by a dog when delivering the U.S. Mail in March of 2014. Plaintiff, in her capacity as a U.S. Postal Carrier, was delivering a package to the Defendant’s home. The package would not fit in the mail box by the side of the road, so…
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When a worker leaves behind children of different mothers because of divorce, problems with marital status, or international citizenship, complex issues arise. This requires input from the most experienced workers’ compensation lawyer. Doug Landau has handled a number of cases involving surviving children born of different mothers, after born children (a child is born after…
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