Workers injured in an on-the-job incident may wish to file a claim for workers’ compensation (WC) benefits. Employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance coverage for their employees and it is these insurance carriers who are responsible for paying out any claims. Therefore, a bit of insight into how workers’ compensation insurance companies operate will be…
Continue readingFor nearly 50 years, Loudoun County’s animal adoption policy prohibited pit bull terriers from being adopted directly from the Loudoun County Animal Services (LCAS). Instead, the dogs were transferred to another agency and sent out for adoption. Recently the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the policy such that, effective immediately, pit…
Continue readingIf you are disabled, consider the following factors used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to determine whether or not you are eligible for disability benefits: Are you gainfully employed? Do you have severe impairment(s)? Is your impairment(s) expected to last 12 months or longer? Are you able to perform the kind(s) or work you…
Continue readingThe American Association for Justice (“AAJ”) annual convention draws the best lawyers from all over the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other countries. Several folks from the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU were in attendance. Summer law clerk Rob Adams, a student at Tulane Law School, covered presentations while Doug Landau was…
Continue readingIn a prior post, we discussed a case in which a driver who was injured after being struck by a sleep-deprived truck driver was awarded a large verdict as compensation for her injuries. That case is a good lead-in to a discussion of an article published in USA Today about new limits on truck drivers’…
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