Trying to hide a client’s FaceBook pictures has cost a Virginia lawyer $544,000. Because the lawyer did not comply with discovery in a tragic wrongful death case, he paid over half a million dollars of a $722,000 legal fee award to opposing counsel. In addition to paying this sanction, the plaintiff’s lawyer resigned from the…
Continue readingIn the wee hours of the morning late last month, a small plane crashed into an apartment building in Herndon, Virginia. Thankfully, the injuries sustained by the pilot and passenger were not life threatening, and no one on the ground was permanently injured. Some residents were displaced and the plane was severely damaged. The crash…
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Car crash injury victims often call Abrams Landau to ask for the formula to put a price on their pain and suffering. Some callers believe that pain and suffering is always calculated as 3 times (or 2 times, or 5 times, how about ‘Pi’ 3.14159 !!!) the cost of the victim’s medical bills. Although it…
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The dangers of texting while driving are widely known. Any parent of a teenager can attest to how often the words “do not text while you drive” are drilled into the heads of young drivers. Then, why are adults still doing it? A case of “do as I say, not as I do”? According to…
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Fatigued drivers, overloaded rigs and distracted driving have all been factors in truck crashes on I-95, the Beltway and other interstate highways around Washington, D.C. This weekend’s news report of a tractor-trailer that ran off a Prince William County roadway was a sad reminder of the enormous dangers posed by these large vehicles. The tractor-trailer…
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