“While the multi-million dollar lawsuits get all the headlines, whether or not they are ultimately successful, it is workers comp claim that touch the lives of so many injured workers and their families that are never reported,” according to Herndon Reston area claimants’ comp attorney Doug Landau. “Because these cases usually do not involve lawsuits,…
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A jury awarded $51,000 to a woman who claimed a motor vehicle accident ruptured her breast implants. In 2007, the plaintiff was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist while stopped at a traffic light. The plaintiff initially claimed soft-tissue back injuries. As sometimes happens in personal injury litigation, she was later diagnosed another medical condition. In…
Continue readingWhile the answer to this question used to be difficult, and Northern Virginia claimants’ counsel Doug Landau could only use his own law firm’s actual experiences and the data from other lawyers with whom we share information at the American Association for Justice (“AAJ”), National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (“NOSSCR“) and the Virginia…
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The National Duathlon Festival was held this weekend in Richmond. The United States Age Group Championship would not only determine who are the best Duathletes in the country, but who would make the World Championship team representing the USA in Scotland in this popular “RUN BIKE RUN” format event. Herndon, Reston and Oakton area trial…
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The lawyers for injured victims have frequently reported that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act is riddled with inefficiency. HR 4796, the Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act would correct this problem by requiring the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) to respond to requests for their lien amount within 60 days. A “lien” is like an “IOU,”…
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