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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Where injured workers receive a “blue letter” from the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”), notifying them that their claim has been reported to the VWC and giving them a booklet describing their rights under the law, they cannot maintain their injury claim after the 2 year time limit has run. A case report in the…
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While trip and fall cases can be difficult to win in Virginia, when there is a difficult-to-see “tripping hazard” AND independent eyewitness testimony, an injured customer can win his or her case against a “big box retailer.” This is true even when the victim has significant pre-existing health issues. Loudoun and Prince William County premises…
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