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…
Continue readingRecently, we received an e-mail from a client the day after his hearing with the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission in Manassas. The Deputy Commissioner has not rendered a decision yet on this very difficult case. Our aim is to get the best result for our clients given the circumstances of their case. “Just wanted…
Continue readingI have previously written about the tragic case of the boy whose foot was “swallowed” at a professional baseball game by the escalator at Shea Stadium. My father’s record verdict in that case helped to bring to light the fact that escalators pose a significant risk of injury, especially when they are not inspected or…
Continue readingThe Fairfax Loudoun area law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. joined forces with the national and regional law firms that comprise InjuryBoard. Doug Landau had been working with InjuryBoard founder and Florida lawyer Tom Young for several years, and decided after the National Trial Lawyers Convention to make the link. You can see posts by te…
Continue readingThe family of a security worker trampled to death by Wal-Mart shoppers on New York’s Long Island filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the retail giant. The 34-year-old man was knocked to the ground and trampled to death. He had been assigned to cover security as an independent contractor. In the lawsuit, the family claims the…
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