With those words, I was told by the Supreme Court of Virginia that they would not award benefits for my client, who was dying of berylliosis. He had worked on rocket propellent experiments in Alexandria for much of his 38 year career with Atlantic Research, and of the 20 other men who did this kind…
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Social Security claimants who retain me are surprised to find out that even though the live in “Northern Virginia,” their Hearing may be held in Richmond Richmond or the District of Columbia. While I have tried such cases successfully in Washington, Richmond and Charlottesville, there is no facility for an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Hearing…
Continue readingIn a word, “NO.” According to Herndon Reston area injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau, just because you are getting state workers compensation benefits does not mean you are automatically entitled to federal Social Security Disability benefits. One government program has no influence over the other when it comes to determinations of eligibility. At Abrams…
Continue readingA client who has been disabled for over 2 years with a head injury came, with his wife, to court yesterday in order to observe Mr. Landau “in action.” Many lawyers have to advertise in order to get new clients, and many pretend that they go to court and try cases. Not ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd.…
Continue readingThe Workers’ Compensation Act (§ 65.2-603) provides that, if medically necessary, the employer may be required to furnish durable medical equipment and modification of the employee’s home for handicap accessibility up to $25,000. A former employee of DRS-DDS (the Department of Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Disability Services) sustained an injury to her lumbar…
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