Food poisoning cases can be tricky, because it is often hard to pinpoint what exactly has caused the illness or injury. The team at Abrams Landau has been contacted on a number of occasions by people who have been sickened or injured by tainted or poisoned food. There are several important steps you can take…
Continue readingOn December 17th, 2007, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWCC”) rejected a settlement Petition for the compromise settlement of a Landau Law Shop comp client’s case. Workers Comp Legal Assistant Dianna Meredith advised the Commission’s Claims Examiner that the settlement documents submitted by insurance defense counsel contained a “BLANKET RELEASE.” This experienced Abrams Landau workers…
Continue readingThe shootings and carbon monoxide poisoning tragedies at Virginia Tech brought to light a potentially terrifying situation: the inability of parents to get information about their college students’ health and well-being. In this day and age of cell phones, beepers and instant text messaging, we have gotten accustomed to instant information on our family members’…
Continue readingA structured settlement can help clients avoid economic uncertainty. By agreeing to receive periodic payments, Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau’s clients have chosen to plan for their and their family’s futures. Settlements for personal injury and workers comp claims are usually free of state, local and federal income tax. Also, the structured payments or annuities,…
Continue readingRecent tracking of our clients demonstrates what we have known for generations: our clients come to us on the recommendations of friends, family, neighbors, their doctors, lawyers and other professionals. That is one of the reasons we donot advertise. Not in the yellow pages. Not on TV. Not in thenewspaper. Not on the Internet. We…
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