Anyone who has seen the movie The Departed probably remembers the scene where Matt Damon’s character is secretly sending an urgent text, from his pocket, without even looking. Doable enough on an old Nokia, sure (remember? 9-9-9 + 3-3 + 7-7-7-7 = Y-E-S), but imagine trying that with a smartphone! Sounds a lot more challenging.…
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Doug Landau and fellow workers’ comp attorneys have learned that, due to the heightened COVID case rates resulting from the omicron variant, the VWCC’s masking requirement has changed. From Virginia Lawyers Weekly on 1/18/22: “VWCC offices will require masks until further notice The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission will require all persons entering a commission office…
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Former Full Commissioner William “Bill” Dudley has become one of the most sought after Mediators to help injured workers, employers and insurance companies settle difficult, permanent disability cases. Because he was an experienced insurance defense lawyer, and then served as a Deputy Commissioner (akin to a workers’ comp trial judge) before assuming the appellate bench,…
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Truck Crashes May Lead To Lawsuits AND Workers’ Comp Claims for Injured Trucker AND Disabled Victim Truck crashes, and workers’ comp and negligence law: even just one simple motor vehicle accident can give rise to a variety of situations. A commercial truck on a mission for work crashes into a motorist. In such scenarios there…
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Willful Violation of a known and enforced safety rule: Bad news for the injured worker The violation of a known and enforced safety rule by an employee often serves to cause an otherwise valid workplace injury claim to be denied by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. It does not matter how serious the injuries are;…
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