Many private disability insurance companies have rules about what you must do to continue receive benefits. For Short Term Disability (“STD”), most insurance companies require simply that the insured be disabled from their “OWN OCCUPATION.” This “Own Occ” requirement means that you cannot perform the essential requirements of your own job. Usually, after a…
Continue readingWhile the Abrams Landau team routinely secures Police Accident Reports in car crash, Airport injury and dog bite cases, securing other reports is more difficult. Furthermore, you cannot pay for reports made by insurance companies and their claims investigators. Virginia “Super Lawyer” Landau reminds innocent victims that the earlier they contact a competent, experienced trial…
Continue readingWhile Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau represents injured workers almost exclusively, he takes on several defense cases for companies, medical practices and individuals who have no insurance or whose insurance is not protecting them. In this case, the accused doctor had no insurance protection from a six-figure claim.
Continue readingIn order to be an effective advocate, a trial lawyer must “walk the walk” as well as “talk the talk.” One of the key ingredients to successful representation of those injured through no fault of their own is to visit the scene of the accident and personally familiarize oneself with the facts of the case.Herndon…
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We have had several recent cases where our clients were injured very seriously, or killed, by negligence drivers who had little or no car insurance. In one example, our client was run down by a cab while riding his bicycle. Because the cabbie only had $100,000 in insurance coverage and few assets, we looked to…
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