Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the No. 1 cause of adult disability, according to the National Stroke Organization (“NSO”). Up to 80% of strokes are preventable; you can prevent a stroke! Here is the page for the NSO’s “Stroke 101 Fact Sheet.” Herndon and Leesburg brain injury lawyer Doug…
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Leesburg and Fairfax injury lawyer Doug Landau regularly reads about large verdicts from other states, such as New York. Clients often ask why their case does not get multi-million dollar verdicts. They also ask why their cases are so much harder to try in jurisdictions like Virginia. While I congratulate the plaintiff’s lawyer in the…
Continue readingA Wisconsin man who fell three stories in a construction accident was awarded more than $7 million by a jury last week. An Iowa jury last week ordered a construction company and hotel builder to pay $7 million to the worker during a 2005 incident. The injured plaintiff suffered severe injuries when a lift tipped…
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Reviewing pictures of car crashes, severe injuries and wreckage every day, I do not expect to be an eyewitness or first responder to an accident. Yet, Wednesday afternoon, for the second time on a main street in Herndon, I witnessed a distracted driver smash into an aluminum light pole, causing it to crash to the…
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In light of his prior post about what you can do to help in these difficult economic times, and a call for help for one of his favorite NPR radio programs, Herndon disability and injury lawyer Doug Landau collected ties from his office and home to donate to “Career Gear.” Career Gear helps former foster…
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