Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the No. 1 cause of adult disability, according to the National Stroke Organization (“NSO”). Up to 80% of strokes are preventable; you can prevent a stroke! Here is the page for the NSO’s “Stroke 101 Fact Sheet.” Herndon and Leesburg brain injury lawyer Doug…
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It was with great sadness that I read about the untimely demise of my friend Simon Walton. He was 66 years old and, like my father Norman Landau, had succumbed to cancer. I met Simon through the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (“ATLA”), now the Association for Justice (“AAJ“). I had been working for…
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In a troubling development, Leesburg and Herndon injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau notes the Utah Supreme Court has ruled that paying for medical costs for injuries or illnesses associated with a job now will only be paid in proportion to the amount directly connected to the job. As is the case in Virginia, Maryland…
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Leesburg and Fairfax injury lawyer Doug Landau regularly reads about large verdicts from other states, such as New York. Clients often ask why their case does not get multi-million dollar verdicts. They also ask why their cases are so much harder to try in jurisdictions like Virginia. While I congratulate the plaintiff’s lawyer in the…
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A Wisconsin man who fell three stories in a construction accident was awarded more than $7 million by a jury last week. An Iowa jury last week ordered a construction company and hotel builder to pay $7 million to the worker during a 2005 incident. The injured plaintiff suffered severe injuries when a lift tipped…
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