Our Herndon Reston area injury law firm was recently contacted by Maryland attorneys regarding a client who was seriously injured when an aftermarket bike stem snapped. The stem likely snapped due to negligent installation, a manufacturing or design defect, or some combination of these factors. The attorneys for the injured bicycle rider were looking for…
Continue readingIn many slip and fall cases, car and motorcycle crashes and boating accidents, weather is a factor. At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we often need to determine the weather conditions at, and just prior to, the time of the accident. For example, in slip and fall cases, if it is still snowing, raining or hailing, it…
Continue readingThe Virginia Tech Locomotion Research Laboratory is investigating the relationship between aging and falling, the second leading cause of death for those aged 45-75. .“If our research can save even one life, it will all be worthwhile,” said Thurmon Lockhart, an associate professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering,…
Continue readingAlthough the plaintiff walked away from a fender-bender automobile accident with relatively minor injuries and no apparent head trauma, his family knew in the months following the crash that something was wrong. When the family’s attorneys took what they thought was a relatively simple case and started talking to doctors, they discovered the matter was…
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Having grown up riding a bike, commuting to school and jobs on 2-wheels and racing in bike road races and time trials, I have seen some of the very best (and worst) of cycling. While most riders observe safety and common sense precautions, other riders and members of the peloton seem to want to increase…
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