Earlier this year, R. Ferrell Newman was reappointed as Commissioner of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC). As an insurance defense lawyer, Doug Landau had tried many workplace injury cases against Richmond lawyer Newman. Landau had always found this attorney to be smart, well-prepared and a straight shooter. Newman’s six-year term was effective February, 2016. …
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An injured plaintiff may be awarded a structured settlement for personal injuries or sickness suffered due to no fault of his or her own. Structured settlements are periodic payments designed to protect at-risk victims from spending all of the award money at once. It is not uncommon for purchasing companies to prey on disabled and/or…
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With the explosion of ride services outside of the traditional taxicab and hack systems, it is hard to know how to proceed when in an accident with an App dispatched vehicle through Lyft, Uber or other such company. Uber and Lyft are referred to as “Transportation Network Companies” (TNCs). They participate in the new ride-sharing…
Continue readingA Virginia man was struck in the head by an advertising balloon at Walt Disney World in 2006. The 10-foot balloon came loose from its tether and hit the man as he was walking through a tradeshow area at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The man, who sustained permanent brain injury and still…
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One of the few issues upon which there is agreement before a workers’ comp Hearing is the Average Weekly Wage (“AWW”). Even in cases where every single other issue is in dispute, the earnings records of a disabled employee usually are not in controversy, according to Sterling and Herndon Virginia workers comp lawyer Doug Landau. …
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