At the National Trial Lawyers convention in New York City this summer, Herndon injury attorney Doug Landau was told he was “crazy” for inviting potential clients, existing clients and their friends and families to come see him “in action.” Yet that is exactly what we do every at the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. …
Continue readingA former cruise ship trumpet player was awarded $1.7 million from a Miami jury after he slipped and fell while on stage on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. As a former trumpet player, this verdict caught recreational injury, vacation accident and resort tort lawyer Doug Landau’s eye. The horn player claimed that the fall injured…
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The death of a young Luge athlete from Georgia and a U.S. snowboarder suffering a serious brain injury on the halfpipe during a December practice remind us of the risks inherent in Winter Olympic sports. While Ashburn accident lawyer Doug Landau notes that while winter sport injuries can be permanent, athletes do not normally have…
Continue readingThe City of Norfolk Virginia settled with the mother of a teenager who suffered permanent brain damage after being struck by a city truck for $7,500,000 one week prior to trial. Because the teenage Plaintiff will never be able to work or care for himself, this lawsuit was filed on his behalf by his mother. In December…
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Settling a Virginia Workers Compensation case has almost always taken more time than settling a car crash case in the Commonwealth. This is because the Workers Compensation Commission reviews all proposed settlements, whether they involve traumatic brain injury, lifetime disability or a simple broken arm or leg. Now the Federal Government is also insisting on…
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