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…
Continue readingVirginia Governor Timothy Kaine signed into law this week a ban on text messaging while driving. This new law will take effect July 1st. It is a secondary offense, which means that the police must spot a more serious violation in order to pull a driver over. This law means that Virginia joins a growing…
Continue readingA New Jersey family injured in a head-on car crash went to trial for their injuries after being involved in a head on car crash. The family received a verdict of more than $17 million by an Ocean County jury after the a civil trial. According to the AP, the Plaintiff/mother was driving to a…
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While driving a Cox Communications truck in Northern Virginia, brain injury lawyer Doug Landau’s client passed out and smashed into the side of the road. The injured driver was slumped over and incoherent when the ambulance arrived. The claimant was a known diabetic and his loss of consciousness was a cause of the crash that…
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