Virginia workers’ compensation lawyer Doug Landau and his team at Abrams Landau, Ltd. frequently work with clients who require spinal surgery to recover from injuries sustained on the job. That is why a recent article in the Wall Street Journal regarding spinal surgery implants caught the eye of lawyer Landau. The article raises some interesting…
Continue readingThere is no question that health care in the United States has its problems. Costs have risen drastically and access to — and quality of — medical care can be uneven, depending on where you live. Contributing to the high cost of medicine is the prevalence of lawsuits against medical providers. Doctors and other providers…
Continue readingSometimes a treating doctor or surgeon will not agree to testify in court, and in fact will not have anything to do with a patient’s injury case. Clients of the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. ask what can they do when their own doctors do not want to be bothered. In some cases a…
Continue readingIs it best to settle an injury case the morning of the trial? Or is it better to settle right after the lawsuit has been filed? The best time to settle may be earlier than you think. One reason is the expense. Typically, an enormous investment takes place in a case before it ever comes…
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Should my lawyer understand the laws in multiple jurisdictions? If you live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, the answer is Yes! Since Washington, DC and Virginia are so close to one another, and many people work in one place and live in the other, it is not uncommon to see cases involving citizens…
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