The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) proposal to require federal approval of medical set-asides before the state workers comp judges will approve settlements discussed in yesterday’s post has insurers worried that the repairing requirement may lead to lawsuits against those who improperly settle claims. The Department of Justice recently flexed its muscle in a lawsuit…
Continue readingState Workers Compensation claims are becoming more complex. In the past, if the insurance company, the employer, the injured worker and their lawyer agreed to a compromise settlement, a Maryland workers compensation judge could approve the settlement and payments would then be made. Now the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) is proposing to make permanent…
Continue readingBelieve it or not, there is a television show called “Lie to Me.” The people on the show try to solve crimes by determining who is lying by looking at facial expressions, nervous ticks, word usage and other clues. It is an interesting look at one aspect of forensic science. However, strangers contacting ABRAMS LANDAU…
Continue readingLast week saw the first flakes of the Winter of 2010-2011 at the Landau Law Shop. There was no accumulation at the ABRAMS LANDAU Herndon law firm, but other parts of the country have already been buffeted by severe winter storms and snow accumulation. Last year the Washington DC metropolitan area got pummeled by record-setting…
Continue readingPeople ask car crash lawyer Doug Landau of the ABRAMS LANDAU law firm in Herndon, Virginia, if you can still sue a drunk or reckless driver if they have been sent to jail. Last week’s post by Herndon lawyer Landau about Guardians ad Litem addressed how “incompetent” defendants (who are incarcerated or mentally unable to…
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