Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU are told that they can be reimbursed for trips to the doctors, physical therapists, radiologists, for their on the job injuries. Our disabled workers compensation clients then want to know how they submit this “expense” for payment, because, unlike the medical expenses, their are no “bills” for trips they take…
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The Florida Bar News reported in “News and Notes” December 15th, 2010 the fact that Doug Landau presented “Creative Ways to Increase Settlement and Get it Sooner Rather Than Later” at the Virginia trial lawyers (“VTLA“) Tort Law Seminars all over the Commonwealth of Virginia, teaching lawyers in Roanoke, Richmond, Virginia Beach and Fairfax. The…
Continue readingMost of our Herndon law firm’s clients assume that a lawyer must have many years of experience before being eligible to become a judge. And to be an appeals judge, many would assume even more years of “seasoning” and trial exposure would be required. In Florida, a State Senator is trying to get the amount…
Continue readingThe 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 readingA Virginia Circuit Court judge has ruled that two $10 million wrongful death lawsuits filed by families of Virginia Tech students killed in the 2007 massacre in Blacksburg can go forward. On April 16, 2009 — the two-year anniversary of the deadliest shooting on a college campus in U.S. history — the lawsuits were filed…
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