In a word, according to Herndon Reston workers comp lawyer Doug Landau, “NO.” Insurance company agents, especially their defense lawyers and so-called “nurses” and “medical case managers” routinely try to go behind our backs and talk to the doctors without the patient or their lawyer’s being present. This is called an “ex parte” contact, and…
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While 95% of the ABRAMS LANDAU law firm is devoted to representing injured victims in their injury, workers compensation and Social Security Disability cases, Herndon Reston trial lawyer Doug Landau has been successful in defending and helping small companies, doctors, medical practices, and individuals whose insurance companies have left them “high and dry.” In a…
Continue readingMold and sick building claims require substantial time and expense. Firms with which we have worked invest heavily in building mold claims. We have seen first-hand that they are very complicated and difficult to prosecute successfully. They almost always require multiple scientific and medical experts to establish what kind of mold you’re dealing with, causation…
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Teaming up with another outstanding defense attorney enabled Herndon and South Riding area injury lawyer Doug Landau to show lawyers from South West Virginia how to maximize recovery for their disabled clients. Roanoke defense lawyer David Carson of Johnson, Ayers & Matthews the view from the insurance company perspective in a “Point Counterpoint” presentation. The…
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It appears that in the next few years, cars will be equipped with black boxes, much like in airplanes, that can record data during a crash. The debate now, between Congress and safety groups, is how much and what type of data these boxes should record. Lawmakers and automakers are struggling to agree on how…
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