The following safety checklist from the Rocky Rural Electrification Association (“RREA”) came across electrical injury lawyer Doug Landau’s desk recently. The RREA provides complete Power Distribution services to its members. Their Safety Checklist includes the following considerations: Are all trees in the yard free and clear from overhead power lines? Are your farmyard buildings located…
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Keeping your distance from overhead power lines can turn out to be a matter of life and death, warns electrocution and electrification injury lawyer Doug Landau. Overhead power lines are “live” and uninsulated. Inadvertent contact with an overhead power line can cause a serious permanent or even fatal injuries. Landau has represented families who have…
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Concerned about tainted food products and dangerous toys manufactured abroad and without the protections available in this country, Herndon safety lawyer Doug Landau was pleased to receive word that an appellate court in one of the states where he is licensed has also looked at this important issue. The New Jersey Supreme Court handed down…
Continue readingWith another new driver in the family, Franklin Farms area lawyer Doug Landau had the opportunity to look at some startling numbers. Car Crash Stats: There were nearly 6,420,000 auto accidents in the United States in 2005. The financial cost of these crashes is more than 230 Billion dollars. 2.9 million people were injured and…
Continue readingAccording to homeowners who have retained my friend Ervin Gonzalez, Chinese-made drywall is ruining their homes. Gonzalez has filed a class action lawsuit on their behalf. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) officials are looking into claims that Chinese-made drywall installed in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as…
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