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 readingOther lawyers will sometimes refer to weak cases or those without merit as “dog cases.” Previous posts have covered dog bites, animal attacks and even dog “knock down” injury cases. Unrelated posts have discussed the very serious consequences of premises liability cases where a slip and fall may have lead to back surgery, permanent disability…
Continue readingMust all accident cases be submitted to a jury for decision ? Are all accident cases expensive to try ? The short answer is “no.” While most of the injury cases filed by the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. are heard by judges and juries in the Virginia Circuit Courts or the Federal District…
Continue readingHaving just settled a case for a grocery store worker who lost two fingers to a motorized cutting blade at work, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau has helped many workers injured due to the lack of protective guards on saws. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) estimates there are an average of about 10…
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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