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“Independent Medical Exams” are none of those things

Almost every single case involving serious injury, permanent disability or significant wage loss is confronted by an insurance company lawyer demanding an “Independent Medical Examination.” The exam is usually not independent. It is not for treatment, so the “medical” part of the phrase is intellectually dishonest. And as for an “examination,” it’s often more of…

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Doug Landau fortunate to be inspired by, and work with, lawyers named “Influential Women of Virginia”

Among the aspect of my career that have been most fortunate, is the fact that I have been able to work with and learn from a number of wonderful women lawyers in the Virginia Trial lawyers Association (“VTLA“). Three of these friends from VTLA were recently recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly last week. Virginia Lawyers…

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Doug Landau, Herndon Reston Injury and Disability Lawyer explains why X-rays only tell part of the story

Shown here are the x-ray machinery from one of our state-of-the-art local hospitals.  These machines can show fractures and de-mineralized bone.  The radiographic films can show such things as loss of disc height and the lordotic curve in cases involving injury to the back, neck and spine.  However, they cannot “spot” all traumatic injuries from…

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