A new law on the books introduced in the Senate on Dec. 18, 2007 and signed by the President on December 29, 2007 is going to have significant impact on how the workers’ compensation system operates in the future concerning Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) issues. As reported by National Workers Comp expert and fellow WILG…
Continue readingIn addition to a lot of bar memberships, Doug pays a lot of dues and gives a lot of time to groups that may not be familiar to you. He does not join these organizations simply to “pad the resume.” He belongs because he believes that “it is important to combine forces so that injured…
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 Virginia Workers Compensation Commission is interested in comments on a pamphlet it has drafted for dissemination to injured workers by health care facilities. You can view the draft at https://www.vwc.state.va.us/ombud.htm on the bottom of the page. Please let Herndon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau and the Workers Compensation team at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. know what you think…
Continue readingWhile a workers compensation Award normally “locks in” the weekly comp rate, Herndon Super Lawyer Doug Landau has recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars for his clients on top of their total disability benefits. How does he do this ? The law in most every state sets forth how comp rate is calculated. The rate…
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