As he has volunteered at numerous events at the Madeira School in McLean, Virginia workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau was saddened to hear that Fairfax County authorities are investigating the death of a worker at a construction site at the private school. County fire department spokesman Dan Schmidt says a construction worker died this afternoon…
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Having tried cases for injured mine workers and travelled to the mining areas of West Virginia, occupational injury lawyer Doug Landau has been following the news reports of the recent mine explosion that took over two dozen miner’s lives. A Washington Post article about the recent mining explosion in West Virginia that killed 25 people…
Continue readingInternal emails from Toyota executives were revealed acknowledging the sudden acceleration issue and urging the company that it was time to come clean. Company executives even went as far to say “we are not protecting our customers by keeping this quiet,” and “the time has come to not hide on this one.” The email appeared…
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As you travel around Northern Virginia, I wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that highway work zones are some of the most dangerous places for drivers and workers; especially if you are talking on a cell phone. The width of the travel lanes are often reduced in work zones, and construction equipment, trucks…
Continue readingLawyers Weekly (VLW) reported a case that confirms Herndon Reston area brain injury lawyer Doug Landau’s assertion that there is often videotape of an accident, or its aftermath, if you know where to look. The Virginia case report stated that the defendant’s tractor trailer smashed into the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle and several other cars…
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