In light of grosing evidence of susceptibility to increased brain injury after initial head trauma, the Pentagon is instituting new protocols for soldiers who may have suffered from traumatic brain injury (“TBI”). Troops caught near a roadside blast or in related vehicle crashes will be pulled out of combat for 24 hours and checked for…
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As a parent who has survived 4 teenagers, Chantilly and Centreville area lawyer Doug Landau has seen first hand what neuroscientists are discovering about teenagers’ brains. It’s not, as comedian Bill Cosby asserts, that “they have brain damage !’ Rather, a crucial part of the brain — the frontal lobes — are not fully connected.…
Continue readingSlip and fall and trip and fall cases are not limited to injuries on dry land according to Alexandria, Fairfax and Leesburg injury lawyer Doug Landau. In a recent case out of South Florida, the injured plaintiff was on a cruise ship at the time of the fall. The plaintiff fitness instructor alleged he was…
Continue readingHaving represented workers who have had limbs mangled in industrial mixers and families of those who have lost their lives in giant food vats, Ashburn and Reston area injury lawyer Doug Landau has seen first and the devastation these gigantic machines can cause innocent victims. In one case, the Herndon based ABRAMS LANDAU law firm…
Continue readingOne of the most terrifying experiences is being chased by a pit bull, or several pit bulls. These vicious dogs are often trained to attack and cause permanent disabling injury. As a child, dog bite injury lawyer Doug Landau was warned by his neighbors that their pit bulls were bred by the Romans to fight…
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