Herndon Lawyer Doug Landau chalked up another win on behalf of a school cook who contracted breathing difficulties because of her work for a Prince William County middle school. The claim was denied by the Third Party Administrator (“TPA”) for the School Board. The TPA alleged that our client could have breathed in particles in…
Continue readingVirginia’s injured workers are being short-changed every day. The reason is that their compensation rates are being miscalculated or determined with incomplete information. Workers compensation wage loss benefit (and permanent injury) rates are supposed to be based upon what the employee got pre-injury. Instead, Virginia workers are being short-changed on the front end (the calculation…
Continue readingAfter winning a client’s case before the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission, Virginia trial lawyer Doug Landau was able to successfully settle the case on the eve of trial at the Circuit Court of Worcester County. This was the third time Landau had represented this client ! They originally met when this construction worker watched a…
Continue readingThe Virginia Workers Compensation Commission ruled that an Internet hire falls under Florida’s jurisdiction, even though the injured employee got his training, equipment, uniform, transportation and initial hours in Virginia. A Virginia Company, located in Manassas, Virginia, put an advertisement on the Internet. It provided service for plants up and down the East Coast. The…
Continue readingOur client was a 56-year-old union welder who was struck by a large, heavy pipe that slipped from a forklift-cable transport, injuring his right knee, right shoulder, back, head, and neck. This Virginia claimant also had a laceration to his head and lost consciousness. The treating doctors opined that the patient had reached maximum medical…
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