At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we will engage the services of experts to put together a “Life Care Plan.” This special report helps us to understand the future needs (and costs) of clients with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord paralysis and other catastrophic injuries and permanent disability. In the next several posts, we will look at…
Continue readingWhen one thinks of filing appeal briefs, the image of piles of paper comes to mind. However, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is now moving towards electronic filings and documents. Lauren Holtzman and I have received “electronic case filing” (“ECF”) training at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in…
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Injured clients ask why there are microphones at comp hearings. The rooms are generally small, and everyone can hear each other just fine. The mikes are not to amplify the voices. Rather, the microphones are for recording the trial so that if later one party or the other wants to appeal, they can have a…
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In order to gauge the likely value of a case, the ABRAMS LANDAU team looks at a number of things, whether the client is involved in a car wreck, bicycle crash, slip and fall, dog attack or are injured due to a defective product, dangerous premises or other negligent conduct. One of the best indicators…
Continue readingIn yesterday’s post, we looked at the case of the disabled truck driver and the sworn testimony of the Federal Government’s hired professional witness. Today, we look at the types of questions I use to cross examine these experts in order to successfully prove my client’s disability case. At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we put on…
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