Callers to the Landau Law Shop are routinely under the mistaken impression that if they are disabled from their job they will get a comp check. Lawyers who call the Abrams Landau team commonly make this mistake as well. In fact, under Virginia law, unless you are hospitalized, in a coma or bedridden, the Compensation…
Continue readingRiding with his buddies on a tertiary road in Reston, Virginia, a young cyclist was suddenly writhing in pain on the pavement, struck by an inexperienced driver who was confused by the sight of the peloton. His leg was shattered and his top of the line bicycle was crushed. His mates stopped immediately, shocked by this…
Continue readingSometimes being a “Super Lawyer” isn’t so super. Doug Landau has the unhappy task of advising potential clients that they cannot sue a co-worker, even for negligence, if the case comes about as the result of a work-related event. Likewise, the Herndon Trial Lawyer has also advised people that they have no worker comp claim…
Continue readingIn addition to a lot of bar memberships, Doug pays a lot of dues and gives a lot of time to groups that may not be familiar to you. He does not join these organizations simply to “pad the resume.” He belongs because he believes that “it is important to combine forces so that injured…
Continue readingOn December 17th, 2007, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWCC”) rejected a settlement Petition for the compromise settlement of a Landau Law Shop comp client’s case. Workers Comp Legal Assistant Dianna Meredith advised the Commission’s Claims Examiner that the settlement documents submitted by insurance defense counsel contained a “BLANKET RELEASE.” This experienced Abrams Landau workers…
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