After writing to the local newspaper about the excellent response by Community Center lifeguards and aquatic safety personnel, Herndon Reston accident and sports in jury lawyer Doug Landau was personally thanked by staff at the Herndon Community Center. Having seen many sports and aquatic injuries, from slip and fall accident,s near drownings, and defective products,…
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While still only 49 years old, Doug Landau is permitted by the rules of the United States Triathlon Association to race as a 50 year old grand master. How is that so ? In multisport competition, you race as the age you will be on December 31st of the present year. So lawyer Landau was…
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The Olympic motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius.” These Latin words mean “Swifter, Higher, Stronger.” But at this winter’s Games in Vancouver, perhaps the motto should be “too fast, too steep, too dangerous !” I had previously noted the fatal crash that killed the Luger from Georgia. As pointed out by my new American Association for…
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As hard-headed as he is, Oakton Chantilly injury lawyer Doug Landau still wears a helmet whenever he rides his bike. Landau was pleased to see the recent results from Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute testing. The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (“BHSI”) submitted samples of six helmet models to a leading U.S. test lab: three in the…
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The death of a young Luge athlete from Georgia and a U.S. snowboarder suffering a serious brain injury on the halfpipe during a December practice remind us of the risks inherent in Winter Olympic sports. While Ashburn accident lawyer Doug Landau notes that while winter sport injuries can be permanent, athletes do not normally have…
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