Attorney Doug Landau of the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. was asked to give two presentations at this year’s American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Convention in San Diego, California. Landau is grateful for any opportunity to be able to share the knowledge and experience he has acquired throughout the years as a trial…
Continue readingThe injured worker’s law team at Abrams Landau, Ltd. received a winning decision this month from the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) for a senior HVAC technician with a prior, serious workplace back injury. The client was alleging an injury by accident to his lower back. The defendants (his employer and his employer’s insurance company)…
Continue readingIn order for an owner of a dog to be held responsible for a bite, knock down or other vicious attack, there must be evidence of the dog’s dangerous propensities. In Virginia, it is often said that every dog gets one free bite. In other words, the owner of the dog cannot be said to…
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If the dress code violation involves safety equipment or mandatory protective gear, then the short answer can be “yes.” If a worker is struck in the head at a construction site, and they were not wearing their company issued hardhat, that claim could be denied by the Workers’ Compensation insurance company. If the case went…
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In 2018, there were over 4.3 billion passengers worldwide on commercial airlines and over 100,000 flights per day. That’s a lot of people in the air trusting airlines to get them safely from one place to another! Airlines are responsible for ensuring that passengers are safe from preventable injuries and they may be at least…
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