Nothing “warm and fuzzy” about “Blanket Releases”
On December 17th, 2007, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWCC”) rejected a settlement Petition for the compromise settlement of a Landau Law Shop comp client’s case. Workers Comp Legal Assistant Dianna Meredith advised the Commission’s Claims Examiner that the settlement documents submitted by insurance defense counsel contained a “BLANKET RELEASE.” This experienced Abrams Landau workers…
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