The Virginia Workers Compensation Statute says the rehab personnel (as well as insurance adjusters) are entitled to “copies” of medical reports. “Copies” does not include verbal reports. It is Doug Landau’s position that they have no right to speak to the doctor, the nurses or the doctors’ staff. Yet the insurance company people try to…
Continue readingThe Herndon – Reston law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. has successfully settled another workers comp suicide case for a Florida family. Using favorable Virginia case law and Doug Landau’s own winning decision in the Elliott case, this Bulgarian family was able to at last get some compensation for their tragic loss. In a similar ruling, the…
Continue readingEven if the claimant’s doctor has not released him/her to go back to work, Doug Landau counsels his clients to put effort into job searching that may fit their current restrictions. If they do not find employment, there is at least a written record of their efforts as evidence that…
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Leaders in the Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) met at the River to compare methods of assisting injured workers, victims of occupational disease, permanently disabled individuals and their families. Herndon Reston area injury lawyer Doug Landau is the WILG SOCIAL SECURITY Chairman again this year. His wife (far right) is shown with attorney…
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Doug Landau met with Workers Compensation lawyers from around the country while attending the American Association for Justice Convention in Philadelphia, PA. Hosted by George Martin, the founding and current managing partner of Martin, Banks, Pond, Lehocky & Wilson, the attorneys were able to compare how they help injured workers and their families in different…
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