When is a 35 mile an hour speed limit not a 35 mile an hour speed limit? . Driving the limit set on the sign may not be the “maximum safe limit” when there are: road repairs, distractions caused by construction crews, or other activities in the roadway. When there is construction, the maximum safe…
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The Virginia Workers Compensation Commission has an excellent program for injured workers to compromise their claims, without having to pay for expensive mediators, as is often the case for car crash victims who seek Alternative Dispute Resolution for their lawsuits. Disabled employees can work out their differences with insurance companies without having to: go to…
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Frequently, people call the ABRAMS LANDAU Workers Compensation Team to find out why they are not getting paid workers compensation benefits. The common belief is that ANY accident on the job, or industrial disability, should be covered. However, that is not the law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Let’s say Doug Landau couldn’t get out…
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In order to receive permanency benefits, an injured worker in Virginia must have written evidence supporting the claim. Recently, Doug Landau and the Worker’s Compensation team at ABRAMS LANDAU Ltd., ran into an unusual situation. The injured worker had lost nearly all of the vision in his eye. There had been an explosion and this…
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The ABRAMS LANDAU trial team is currently working on a case where a box truck smashed into not one, not two, but three other vehicles before taking out a sign on Route 66! . Traveling at a high speed on interstate 66, a local contractor’s box truck did not slow down for traffic ahead. It…
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