Herndon Lawyer Doug Landau recently advised several experienced comp attorneys that when an injured worker is “undocumented,” then he or she cannot receive disability benefits during partial disability. Virginia Trial Lawyer Landau explains that an undocumented worker CAN get a weekly benefits check while on TOTAL Disability. Furthermore, the Landau Law Shop’s founder pointed out that…
Continue readingCallers to the Landau Law Shop are routinely under the mistaken impression that if they are disabled from their job they will get a comp check. Lawyers who call the Abrams Landau team commonly make this mistake as well. In fact, under Virginia law, unless you are hospitalized, in a coma or bedridden, the Compensation…
Continue readingSometimes being a “Super Lawyer” isn’t so super. Doug Landau has the unhappy task of advising potential clients that they cannot sue a co-worker, even for negligence, if the case comes about as the result of a work-related event. Likewise, the Herndon Trial Lawyer has also advised people that they have no worker comp claim…
Continue readingOn December 21st, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission ordered Zurich American Insurance Company to pay Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates the full amount of their bills for the treatment of Doug Landau’s West Virginia clients. The orthopedic doctors’ charges totaled $10,071.78. The insurance company only offered to pay a fraction of the cost of treating Mr. Landau’s…
Continue readingIn a case for a Rhode Island client who was injured while making a delivery in Virginia, Herndon Super Lawyer Doug Landau successfully settled the personal injury case against the store and also reduced the workers comp lien (“IOU”) of over $50,000. The Abrams Landau team also assisted with the client’s successful Social Security Disability…
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