Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Michael J. Astrue reached the end of his six-year appointment earlier this Spring. In a Washington Post interview, Astrue discusses the future of Social Security. ...
Category: Personal Injury
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...
Jury Selection Rules New Voir Dire Guidelines for Virginia Civil Trial Courts — Part 1
April 25, 2013
Jury selection in personal injury trials is critically important, as not every juror can be impartial in every single case. Voir dire, literally translated as “speak the truth”, is the preliminary phase of a trial...
If you slip and fall at a store or business, you would be relieved when you learn that there is a video surveillance system in place and that your accident may have been captured on tape. Not so fast! A recent case shows...
Open Letter from Former Commissioners of Social Security Administration in Response to National Public Radio (NPR) Piece
April 19, 2013
National Public Radio (NPR) recently aired a report entitled, “Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America”. In the piece, the NPR reporter launches attacks against the disabled and the attorneys...