The oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin are the top-selling pharmaceutical line for Bayer HealthCare, largely as a result of marketing that presents them as much more than mere pregnancy prevention. Yaz, in particular, the top-selling birth control pill in the United States, owes much of its popularity to multimillion-dollar ad campaigns that have promoted the…
Continue readingOur Virginia law firm was contacted by a woman from Woodstock whose foot was run over by a truck. The crush injuries were severe and painful. However, when she got to the emergency room, she developed what is known as “compartment syndrome.” Compartment syndrome is the compression of nerves and blood vessels within an enclosed…
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Almost every single case involving serious injury, permanent disability or significant wage loss is confronted by an insurance company lawyer demanding an “Independent Medical Examination.” The exam is usually not independent. It is not for treatment, so the “medical” part of the phrase is intellectually dishonest. And as for an “examination,” it’s often more of…
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Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau was out of the office today, but he was not in trial, attending depositions, or traveling to see far away clients or expert witnesses. The ABRAMS LANDAU trial attorney was attending the VTLA Annual Advocacy Seminar in Fairfax. A superb line up of speakers lead to a “standing room only”…
Continue readingThis was the crux of a notice Loudoun, Fairfax and Leesburg brain injury lawyer Doug Landau received in Charlottesville. The Stroke Association wants people to know that strokes are the #3 killer in this country, yet many people don’t even know what they are. They don’t know that more of the brain can be saved…
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