If you’ve ever been a workers compensation or Social Security Disability client of ours at Abrams Landau, you’ve had the pleasure of working with our senior legal assistant Dianna Meredith. After working with our attorney Doug Landau for over 20 years, we are sad to see Dianna go as she begins her retirement. However, we…
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Thinking about Veterans Day, I am thankful for all those in my family who have served. My father, Norman J. Landau, joined the Merchant Marines in World War II when his big brother was old enough to join the Army. My late father delivered materials throughout the Central and South Americas during that war. It…
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Do insurance company lawyers look on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. to find incriminating evidence to use against injured victims? You bet they do. While visiting lawyers in Georgia, attorney Doug Landau of Abrams Landau, Ltd. came across an article about a recent case where the plaintiff’s Facebook posts were introduced…
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Generally, in order to get wage loss benefits BEYOND the 500 week limit, a worker injured in the Commonwealth has to have lost 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 hands, 2 eyes, 2 feet, etc., in the same workplace accident. In a recent appeal to the Virginia Court of Appeals, an employer’s argument that the Virginia…
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Under the Virginia Workers Compensation law, an injured worker must be able to identify a particular movement, task or action that caused the onset of her symptoms. “Contrary to what most people think, not every single workplace injury is covered under this law,” according to workers injury lawyer Doug Landau. “If a worker is engaged in…
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