In our last post we discussed the increasing prevalence of vicious dog attacks in Australia, as noted by Virginia dog attack lawyer Doug Landau while traveling “down under”. According to an article in the Australian press, the Australian government is proposing mandatory desexing and microchipping for newly purchased dogs and cats. Could that be the…
Continue readingWhilst in Australia, the headline “Dog Attack Injuries Bite Hard” caught the eye of Doug Landau. Apparently, serious dog attack injuries are on the rise despite the number of registered canines being unchanged. A record number of dog attack victims were so severely injured that they required hospital treatment. The numbers from the Dog and…
Continue readingWhen a worker has sustained a permanent injury to an arm or leg, resulting in a large permanency rating of 30, 40 or even 50%, they often feel they cannot return to work. This is especially true for commercial truck and bus drivers, delivery men and women, and those laborers who work in the “big…
Continue readingNot necessarily notes Stafford area workers’ comp lawyer Doug Landau. The robbery, shooting, or even murder must “arise out of” and “in the course of” the victim’s employment. In one case handled by the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd, the insurance company denied Workers’ Compensation benefits to the grieving mother and family of a…
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Not necessarily, notes Loudoun County workers’ comp lawyer Doug Landau. The insurance company nurses are not assigned to your case to render treatment or therapy or administer medications. Instead, these nurses very often are assigned to your file to save the insurance company money by limiting medical care, influencing the doctors to choose less expensive…
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