Can a Virginia worker “double dip” while receiving Worker’s Compensation weekly wage loss benefits? “No” according to Reston and Herndon area workers comp lawyer Doug Landau. The injured worker who is getting a...
Category: Negligence Cases
Crashworthiness and Second Impact Cases May Be Maintained Where the Car’s Safety Equipment Fails
May 6, 2015
There are car crash cases in which the occupants are injured more seriously because of defects in the car’s design or safety devices. For example, if a a seat back or seat belt anchor breaks in a low speed crash and fails...
Head-On Crash on I-81 leaves Defendant Dead on the Interstate and Plaintiff Permanently Impaired
April 14, 2015
In a head-on crash caused by a Defendant leaving the northbound lanes of I-81, the driver was killed on impact. The driver was a school teacher who was traveling for her work. The Plaintiff, who was driving southbound on...
Insurance Company May Not Have to Pay For Medical Treatment If There was No Valid Referral
March 3, 2015
Where a company driver was struck by another motorist and injured in the line of duty, medical care for the injuries may be the responsibility of the driver’s employer under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. This is...
I-81 Truck Crashes Cause Catastrophic Injuries
February 28, 2015
Having traveled up and down Interstate 81 to get to Roanoke, Blacksburg and Smith Mountain Lake, highway accident lawyer Doug Landau has seen trucks barreling unsafely down the road at all hours. This main traveling artery is...