Having seen some horrible results from the “doc-in-the box” facilities that are sprouting up all over Northern Virginia and the DC metro area, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau is hearing of cases where clients have been to a freestanding emergency room, storefront ER clinic, shopping center storefront medical facility, or franchised clinic. Unfortunately, the quality…
Continue readingWhen a workers’ compensation insurance company or employer pay for medical care that results in additional injury, complications, and/or infections, the employer and insurance company have a lien on any third party litigation. This is known as subrogation. Merriam-Webster defines subrogation as “the assumption by a third party of another’s legal right to collect a…
Continue readingWe received an important bulletin from IWP Pharmacy regarding the reclassification of hydrocodone combination products from a Schedule III medication to a Schedule II medication effective October 6, 2014. The change in classification is designed to minimize misuse of the drug. What if I am Currently Being Prescribed Hydrocodone? According to the IWP bulletin: All…
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Do you have adequate auto insurance? What happens if you are injured in an accident in which the at-fault driver has very little coverage? Will your coverage be enough to take care of your (or your family’s) medical needs? If you are not buying car insurance to protect your family and loved ones, then who…
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Clients often want to know what happened after a devastating crash on the highway. When innocent drivers or passengers are injured due to the unsafe acts of interstate truckers, other drivers or motorcycles, they are frequently removed from the scene by ambulance or first responders, and have little recollection of the facts of the impact.…
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