It does not matter who is behind the wheel, reasonable transportation expenses are reimbursed by the Virginia Workers Compensation Insurance Companies when such travel is in connection with medical care that satisfies the “three Rs” (Reasonable, Related and by Referral). A call to the Herndon law Firm ABRAMS LANDAU repeated this often heard question. In…
Continue readingThere are some aspects of Virginia workers compensation law that are just plain frustrating. In the wake of a workplace accident that results in some sort of injury, it is natural to believe that you might have legal recourse against your employer—just like you would against anyone who is potentially responsible for causing you to…
Continue readingSome jobs are more dangerous than others. Working around the Metro trains, buses, tracks and repair garages exposes workers in Dc, Maryland and Virginia to significant risks of injury. News reports this month indicate that the DC area’s Metropolitan transportation workers are getting hurt on the job more often than their counterparts at other transit…
Continue readingWe have all seen scenes from depositions. The story in the recent hit movie “The Social Network” is told in large part through the FaceBook founder’s disastrous deposition testimony. The process of filing a lawsuit and seeing it all the way through trial after a car crash, truck accident or slip and fall can at…
Continue readingLast week saw the first flakes of the Winter of 2010-2011 at the Landau Law Shop. There was no accumulation at the ABRAMS LANDAU Herndon law firm, but other parts of the country have already been buffeted by severe winter storms and snow accumulation. Last year the Washington DC metropolitan area got pummeled by record-setting…
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