Changing doctors in your workers compensation case can be complicated. “Once an injured Virginia worker has established treatment with an authorized treating doctor, that physician gets to call the shots and have their opinions given great weight. If an injured worker then sees a different doctor without a referral or permission from the workers comp…
Continue readingIn a case handled by Herndon workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau, the prior post on “compensable consequences” is addressed in terms of “how far can you go?” In other words, can you get a compensable consequence of a compensable consequence of a compensable consequence under Virginia workers compensation law? FACTS: A Warrenton plumbing supervisor tried…
Continue readingWhat happens when one injury causes another injury? What if you hurt one side of your body and then something goes wrong on the other side? And what the heck is a “compensable consequence?” We all know what is meant when someone tells us that they have injured their left leg and they are “favoring…
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Doug Landau is old fashioned. He likes to: kick tires, visit his clients’ accident scenes, “walk the walk,” and visit lawyers with whom he has communicated or helped. A visit to California provided the Herndon injury lawyer with an opportunity to visit two high profile California lawyers who both had fancy sounding addresses near Santa…
Continue readingThe Virginia Court of Appeals reviewed conflicting case law to decide whether a layoff would qualify an injured courthouse employee to workers compensation wage loss benefits. The facts of the case are that the claimant, who worked in a light-duty capacity on a courthouse custodial staff after a work-related injury, was laid off because her…
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