“While there are caps on damages that a disabled victim can receive in many jurisdictions, there are no limits to how much money an expert witness can make,” according to Loudoun and Fairfax injury lawyer Doug Landau of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. In today’s Washington Post there is an interesting article about what, caused a 4-month-old’s…
Continue readingThe State of Connecticut Attorney General’s Office Press Release announced a landmark $25.1 million agreement with drug maker Eli Lilly and Company for allegedly marketing its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for unapproved uses, and concealing the drug’s serious side effects, for more than a decade. The Connecticut AG’s office sued Eli Lilly last year for corrupting…
Continue readingHaving handled cases where defective fans cause sparks and fires, burn injury lawyer Doug Landau was intrigued by the Lasko Products case. According to the Philadelphia Daily News story, four years after a fire ignited by a faulty floor fan killed a 7-year-old Germantown boy, his family found some solace this week when a jury…
Continue readingBedsores, or decubitus ulcers, are a constant concern for those ABRAMS LANDAU clients with disabling injuries and paralysis. Doug Landau’s clients and family members who are bedridden after an accident or surgery, are at risk for bedsores if not properly rotated, turned and positioned. Lawyer Landau has won permanent total disability cases for injuries made…
Continue readingThe Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed to protect American workers from being abused by their employers. Often times, employees are forced to work “off-the-clock.” This occurs when managers and supervisors intimidate employees by claiming that there are plenty of unemployed individuals out there who want their job. (See our prior post as to…
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