A report released Thursday by a consumer activist group accuses the insurance industry of overcharging policyholders and undercutting payments on claims. The report, released by the Consumer Federation of America, says that record profits for insurers can be traced to a systematic strategy of raising premiums, reducing coverage and underpaying claims. Virginia multi-state Lawyer Doug…
Continue readingCallers to the Landau Law Shop are routinely under the mistaken impression that if they are disabled from their job they will get a comp check. Lawyers who call the Abrams Landau team commonly make this mistake as well. In fact, under Virginia law, unless you are hospitalized, in a coma or bedridden, the Compensation…
Continue readingRiding with his buddies on a tertiary road in Reston, Virginia, a young cyclist was suddenly writhing in pain on the pavement, struck by an inexperienced driver who was confused by the sight of the peloton. His leg was shattered and his top of the line bicycle was crushed. His mates stopped immediately, shocked by this…
Continue readingSometimes being a “Super Lawyer” isn’t so super. Doug Landau has the unhappy task of advising potential clients that they cannot sue a co-worker, even for negligence, if the case comes about as the result of a work-related event. Likewise, the Herndon Trial Lawyer has also advised people that they have no worker comp claim…
Continue readingOn December 21st, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission ordered Zurich American Insurance Company to pay Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates the full amount of their bills for the treatment of Doug Landau’s West Virginia clients. The orthopedic doctors’ charges totaled $10,071.78. The insurance company only offered to pay a fraction of the cost of treating Mr. Landau’s…
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