One of the few issues upon which there is agreement before a workers’ comp Hearing is the Average Weekly Wage (“AWW”). Even in cases where every single other issue is in dispute, the earnings records of a disabled...
Category: Personal Injury
Nurse Loses Workers Comp Case Because of VWC “Blue Letter” Notification and Statute of Limitations
March 11, 2016
Where injured workers receive a “blue letter” from the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”), notifying them that their claim has been reported to the VWC and giving them a booklet describing their rights...
While trip and fall cases can be difficult to win in Virginia, when there is a difficult-to-see “tripping hazard” AND independent eyewitness testimony, an injured customer can win his or her case against a “big box...
No Lawsuit for Slip on Lemon Wedge in Wawa Parking Lot
February 21, 2016
Having successfully helped customers injured in falls in parking lots with their Manassas, Prince William County, and Sully Virginia area lawsuits, attorney Doug Landau nevertheless cautions that these kinds of cases are not...
Filling Out One Part of the Workers Compensation Claim Form May be Sufficient to Protect Legal Rights
February 13, 2016
While Ashburn and Broad Run area workers comp lawyer Doug Landau files his own letters to institute a claim for a disabled clients, many unrepresented workers file the forms provided by the Virginia Workers Compensation...