Celebrating my first boss’s election as President of the American Medical Association (“AMA”) with family and friends tonight at the New York Academy of Medicine was a singular experience, much like the induction ceremony when my father Norman Landau was inducted into the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (“ATLA”, now the American Association for…
Continue readingRehabilitating dogs trained to fight caught my attention, as I had followed the sad saga of Michael Vick and his dangerous Pit Bulls. At ABRAMS LANDAU, we have helped many adults and children attacked and permanently injured by vicious and dangerously trained dogs. An NPR news story examined what has happened to the canines since…
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The Fairfax Bar Association, which serves the Northern Virginia Legal Community, has issued notice to the personal injury bar that the judges of the Fairfax County Circuit Court have decided to adopt a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem for infants in cases seeking the approval of an infant settlement and for minor…
Continue readingLandscaping, highway and lawn care workers injured or killed needlessly due to the failure of manufacturers and suppliers to provide Rollover Protection Structures (ROPS). This is something manufacturer and equipment sellers have known about for more than 30 years. Illustrative of the severity of the injuries these machines can cause, ABRAMS LANDAU has litigated settled…
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Sometimes, despite the best preparations, the insurance company’s “hired gun” medical examiner still finds a way for the Defendant to avoid responsibility for the harms and losses the car and bike crash, dog attack or other type of accident caused. You have prepared for the Insurance Medical Exam (the “IME”) and the report is unfavorable. …
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