In a recent case where the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) ruled against a disabled worker, the Federal District Court remanded and sent the case back because the ALJ: failed to consider the opinion of the treating doctor, failed to thoroughly review the medical records, made unsupported assumptions about the plaintiff’s work history, and provided a…
Continue readingThis is a first for me – quoting US Magazine ! But in today’s US Magazine, the question was posed: Can a Fractured Hip Be Fatal ? “Mortality rates can reach 24%, with higher risks for senior citizens, the International Osteoporosis Foundation reports. Why ? Long recoveries increase risk of blood clots, infection and other…
Continue readingIn yesterday’s post, we looked at the case of the disabled truck driver and the sworn testimony of the Federal Government’s hired professional witness. Today, we look at the types of questions I use to cross examine these experts in order to successfully prove my client’s disability case. At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we put on…
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In a disability case tried in the District of Columbia, Doug Landau confronted the Federal Government’s Vocational Expert (“VE”), much to the displeasure of the Judge. While Landau did not dispute the expert witness’s credentials or experience, the Herndon Reston area disability and injury lawyer cross-examined the VE armed with the treating doctors’ findings and…
Continue readingCallers to the Landau Law Shop are routinely under the mistaken impression that if they are disabled from their job they will get a comp check. Lawyers who call the Abrams Landau team commonly make this mistake as well. In fact, under Virginia law, unless you are hospitalized, in a coma or bedridden, the Compensation…
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