Can I get a permanency rating before I get my hip, knee or shoulder replacement? The short answer is “yes.” Experienced workers compensation lawyer Doug Landau notes that if an injured worker had a leg amputation,...
Category: preparing for Court
Why Do We Give Our Clients Homework?
June 19, 2019
Why do we give our clients homework? Because everyone at Abrams Landau, Ltd. likes to be AHEAD of deadlines—and not playing “catch-up”—we will give our clients’ homework in nearly every single injury,...
At this point following your motor vehicle accident… You should have either attended the General District Court hearing and the Court has ruled that the defendant driver is at fault for the motor vehicle accident (MVA)...
Is EXPERT Testimony Always Admissible?
January 7, 2018
Just because a witness is an expert, does not mean that their testimony is admissible in a car crash case. Testimony, like evidence, must be “relevant” to the trial, or a trial judge can keep it out. There are limits to...
Where Unsafe Driver “Accidentally Loses” Evidence, Virginia Supreme Court Rules “No Foul”
January 2, 2018
In many cases, the unsafe driver, their corporate employer or their lawyers have custody of critical evidence in an injury case. Many otherwise strong personal injury cases have been lost because the innocent victims did not...