Callers to ABRAMS LANDAU frequently believe that because they were injured at a store, the store must pay for their medical bills, lost wages, and other harms. “In Virginia this is certainly not true,” notes Herndon Reston injury lawyer Doug Landau, “as there are many defenses available to stores so that even when there is…
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For the past several years, Herndon attorney Doug Landau has been helping 8th graders at Rachel Carson Middle School (RCMS) prepare for the “We the People” contest in Constitutional Law. The young scholars from this public school located just down the road from the Abrams Landau Law Shop have taken the contest by storm at…
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In a decision received this month, a convention executive received an award of 21% permanency to her arm. The insurance company had sent this middle-age woman to a doctor of its choosing, and its orthopedic specialist found that she only had 3% permanent partial disability to her left upper extremity. This Abrams Landau, Ltd. client…
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After many months — and even years — of planning, waiting, investing, and worrying, injured victims’ cases do get postponed. While the plaintiff awaits his or her day in court, many factors influence the eventual date of trial. Sometimes the injured plaintiff will need to undergo surgery and therefore be unable to participate in his…
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This was the case for Doug Landau one recent December morning. When workers compensation lawyer Landau and his injured client showed up for court in Berryville, Virginia, nobody was there! It seems that because the insurance company had not retained counsel, there was nobody on the other side to defend the case. In fact, because…
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