While the Virginia Court system is one of the fastest in the country, and our local Federal Court has the nickname “The Rocket Docket” because of its speed, other courts and cases can take many years to resolve. The recent death of a University of Central Florida football player could lead to a lengthy legal…
Continue readingA recent NY Times article began: “Note to victims of accidents, medical malpractice, broken contracts and the like: When you sue, make a deal.” That is the clear lesson of a soon-to-be-released study of civil lawsuits that has found that most of the plaintiffs who decided to pass up a settlement offer and went to…
Continue readingA gentleman who suffered a fractured ankle (requiring surgery) when his Versaladder collapsed raised the question of “when is it too late to sue ?” The ladder was purchased approximately ten years ago. Some states have laws that require a lawsuit for injuries caused by a defective product to be brought within so many years…
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At Abrams Landau, Ltd., we have helped people injured while participating in Sports and Recreational Activities. We were successful on behalf of a Fairfax, Virginia golf pro who was injured in a golf cart accident at a Maryland golf course. Doug Landau noted that a 6/16/2008 New York Times piece recently revealed that the number…
Continue readingWhen a personal injury case settles, the Insurance Company wants a Release to be signed before the check is cashed so that they (and their insureds) will not get sued again on the same claim. When a case is filed in Court, and a settlement reached or verdict in favor of the injured plaintiff returned,…
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