Tireless advocate for injured workers in the District of Columbia, Paulette Chapman, is running for DC Bar President. I have seen her teach, her work product and her excellent results and she would be an effective DC Bar President. She is an excellent trial lawyer with the DC office of Koonz, McKinney, Johnson & Lightfoot…
Continue readingWhen a manufacturer puts a dangerous product out for sale or a supplier offers an unsafe import, what governmental agency is there for the injured purchaser ? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under…
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While Doug Landau has always encouraged clients to see him try other cases and lecture other lawyers in Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs, the triathlon trial lawyer also encourages clients, their friends and families to see him compete in running races, triathlons, track meets, multi-sport events all over Virginia and the rest of the country. …
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Just because someone is hurt on the job should not mean that they give up all right to privacy. Insurance defense lawyers enjoy going on “fishing expeditions” to try to find out all the “dirt” they can on the injured victims and their families. Sometimes these tactics reveal relevant information that should be brought before…
Continue readingAmericans like to celebrate streaks. But there was a streak that should not be emulated by anyone. Justice Thomas has gone 5 years without asking a single question from the bench of the United States Supreme Court according to news reports. In my prior post, I wrote about a great Supreme Court Justice. A man…
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