Some reckless drivers and alcoholics who cause injury and mayhem on our roads are also cowards. They are afraid to face their “day in court,” and either flee the jurisdiction or do not appear at any of the criminal or civil proceedings in connection with their wrongful conduct. In some personal injury car crash cases,…
Continue readingEven in Boarding School there were students whose “illnesses” and requests for “excuse slips” seemed to correspond with major exams. You may remember the classmate whose illnesses always happened to correspond to test days. There was nothing like an organic chemistry quiz to set his fever to suddenly spike his “symptoms.” Their strategy goes like…
Continue readingAt the Landau Law Shop, proving wage loss is a component of most car accident and permanent disability cases. Showing a judge or jury that our client was and may still be disabled is accomplished though the medical records and testimony of health care providers. However, proving loss of earnings in a car crash, dog…
Continue readingFor injured workers in Virginia, “marketing” is the defense that trips up many claimants’ otherwise meritorious claims every year. In many states, the injured worker must present evidence that they have taken reasonable steps to market their residual physical capacities and abilities to return to light duty work. The kinds of evidence permitted can take…
Continue readingAll too often, we see injured workers fail to make the most of the time they are off work. Disabled workers from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia routinely believe that if they are hour on the job, they can “rest easy,” recuperate, and their jobs will be there when they are well enough…
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