I try to review a client’s official file at the VWC early on in the case. I do that because at ABRAMS LANDAU, we want to build a strong foundation to the claim. Too many lawyers make the mistake of assuming they know what the judge is looking at or looking for – a BIG…
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When Workers Compensation claims are filed by the team at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., they are sent to the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission Commission (“VWC”) headquarters in Richmond. The VWC headquarters has the Clerk’s Office, paper files, offices for a number of the judges (called “Deputy Commissioners”) and Hearing rooms. Shown here is the infamous “Sponge…
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Ever the “Road Warrior,” Doug Landau, together with Appellate Counsel Roger Creager, filed an appeal in the Federal Circuit Court in Richmond. The “traveling trial lawyer” is bringing this appeal on behalf of a brain injured motorcycle rider. The innocent plaintiff sustained shattered bones, traumatic brain injury (“TBI”) and was in a comatose state at…
Continue readingIn a word, “no.” However, in those states that have the law known as “strict product liability,” the burden of proof is somewhat lower (= easier) than in states, like Virginia, that have not adopted the more modern view of product safety. Basic strict liability product liability requires a look at a book called the…
Continue readingOur Herndon Reston area injury law firm was recently contacted by Maryland attorneys regarding a client who was seriously injured when an aftermarket bike stem snapped. The stem likely snapped due to negligent installation, a manufacturing or design defect, or some combination of these factors. The attorneys for the injured bicycle rider were looking for…
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