At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we are often asked how long an injured victim has to bring their car crash or bike crash lawsuit. Most personal injury cases in Virginia have a 2 year time limit. Wrongful death and intentional tort cases may have a shorter time limit (“statute of limitations” – after which the case…
Continue readingAs clients of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. know, there are potentially 5 steps to a Social Security Disability (“SSDI”) claim after the Initial Application. While most people get a “rejection” letter at the first and second stages, it is at the third stage where Herndon Reston area disability and injury lawyer Doug Landau finds client have…
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Car fires are not insignificant in light of the catastrophic injuries they can cause and the losses that result. According to the National Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) there were 258,000 vehicular fires reported in the United States last year. These fires caused 385 civilian deaths, 1675 civilian fire-related injuries and $1.4 billion in property damage.…
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Iris Peace is the Clerk of the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission. Her office is at the Commission’s headquarters building on DMV Drive in Richmond. Lawyers file claims with Ms. Peace and send appeals to he for the Full Commission to decide. Herndon Reston injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau is shown here, at the Commission,…
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Car and bicycle crash clients have noted that on the official Police Accident Report, there is are three boxes for speed. There is the box for the “posted speed limit” and the speed at the time of the impact. But there is also a box for “maximum safe speed.” This can be less than the…
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