Permanency Ratings are used in Workers’ Compensation cases. A permanency rating (also known as a Partial Permanent Disability or “PPD” rating) is a doctor’s rating for loss of use, range of motion, strength, sensation, etc., to an arm, leg, eye, etc. The rating is given when a doctor determines that the patient has reached “maximum…
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended that states lower the blood-alcohol content (BAC) that constitutes drunk driving from .08 to .05. The BAC measures the percentage of alcohol, by volume, in the blood. Currently, all 50 states use .08 as the legal limit, above which a driver is subject to arrest and prosecution.…
Continue readingAfter a courageous 2 & 1/2 year battle with pancreatic cancer, Dr. Victor Chamandy, Ph.D. passed away on May 30, 2013. All of us here at ABRAMS LANDAU were saddened by the news of Dr. Chamandy’s passing. He helped our disabled clients with patience, intelligence and empathy. According to the Washington Post obituary, he graduated…
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The Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. has in the past hired small planes and helicopter photographers for cases, especially to combat insurance defense counsel’s computer-generated evidence in premises liability cases like slip & fall, dog attack, latent defect, and animal bite lawsuits. Aerial photographs can be very effective evidence in personal injury, permanent disability…
Continue readingIn the wee hours of the morning late last month, a small plane crashed into an apartment building in Herndon, Virginia. Thankfully, the injuries sustained by the pilot and passenger were not life threatening, and no one on the ground was permanently injured. Some residents were displaced and the plane was severely damaged. The crash…
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