When a personal injury case settles, the Insurance Company wants a Release to be signed before the check is cashed so that they (and their insureds) will not get sued again on the same claim. When a case is filed in Court, and a settlement reached or verdict in favor of the injured plaintiff returned,…
Continue readingThe numbers came out this summer, and the Virginia offices fared well when compared to other states’ offices. Herndon Reston area Social Security disability lawyer Doug Landau points out that it takes two and a half times longer for a claim in North Atlanta than Richmond or Roanoke Virginia ! Several offices of note include…
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Here’s a first. A closed head auto injury case client represented by another member of AAJ was once incarcerated in Connecticut. He was a former inmate of the Conn Department of Corrections and was involved in an accident in Florida. The State of Connecticut now asserts a “lien” (like an “I.O.U.”) for all costs of…
Continue readingOften clients will down several pints of coffee, get up at the crack of dawn, and then eat a huge breakfast before heading to court with their family. They then arrive needing to use the facilities, tired and bloated. Often, you see litigants falling asleep by three O’clock in the afternoon. NOTHING NEW/UNTESTED – DO…
Continue readingEven if the claimant’s doctor has not released him/her to go back to work, Doug Landau counsels his clients to put effort into job searching that may fit their current restrictions. If they do not find employment, there is at least a written record of their efforts as evidence that…
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