In an era of artificial intelligence and offshoring, we at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. believe that human judgment still matters. Outsourcing judgment to algorithms, anonymouse overseas workers, or other shortcuts can lead to breaches of confidentiality, privacy and sensitive personal records. Avoiding doing the “heavy lifting” and actual legal research can lead to lost cases, fraud…
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A lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student has brought to the national conversation the limitations of Virginia’s Worker’s Compensation Law. The Newport News instructor is suing the public school system, as this first-grade teacher was hospitalized for two weeks, and endured several surgeries after a bullet struck her hand…
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With the increase in the development of data centers in Loudoun County and Western Fairfax, there is been a surge in commercial building construction. There is a lack of inventory in the residential sector, and people are finding it hard to buy houses and rent apartments in Northern Virginia while retail space is continuing to…
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If you’ve ever had physical therapy (PT) following an injury or accident, then you know it can be quite helpful in getting you back on your feet again. Virginia workers’ comp and injury lawyer Doug Landau knows this first hand. Not only has Landau himself undergone physical therapy to recover from sports and other injuries,…
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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