At Abrams Landau, Ltd., we have helped people injured while participating in Sports and Recreational Activities. We were successful on behalf of a Fairfax, Virginia golf pro who was injured in a golf cart accident at a Maryland golf course. Doug Landau noted that a 6/16/2008 New York Times piece recently revealed that the number…
Continue readingA 21-year-old college student who dreamed of becoming a teacher was in an accident with the Defendants’ truck. She claimed $2,400,000 in medical expenses and lost wages as well as traumatic brain injury. But pictures on her MySpace page showing her at parties after the accident told a different story to the jury. Her MySpace…
Continue readingThe Herndon – Reston law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. has successfully settled another workers comp suicide case for a Florida family. Using favorable Virginia case law and Doug Landau’s own winning decision in the Elliott case, this Bulgarian family was able to at last get some compensation for their tragic loss. In a similar ruling, the…
Continue readingOften clients will down several pints of coffee, get up at the crack of dawn, and then eat a huge breakfast before heading to court with their family. They then arrive needing to use the facilities, tired and bloated. Often, you see litigants falling asleep by three O’clock in the afternoon. NOTHING NEW/UNTESTED – DO…
Continue readingYes, possibly. Although some day laborers may be unauthorized to work in the United States, in the event of a work related accident “arising out of and in the course and scope of employment,” an undocumented day laborer may collect workers’ compensation benefits. In other words, the fact that the worker is in the United…
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