Ah, March — the very word brings to mind thoughts of warmer weather and, for many college and high school students, Spring Break. This month and next, thousands of kids will pour into places like Florida, Mexico, the Bahamas, and the like. A quick search on the term “spring break trips” is evidence of the…
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Once again I have been asked to help with the New Judges Orientation by the Virginia Supreme Court. The mock trials presented to the “judges in training” are helpful in getting the new jurists ready for their jobs on the bench. I will be in Richmond for these Mock Trials the afternoon of Thursday, April…
Continue readingIn a word, “no.” However, in those states that have the law known as “strict product liability,” the burden of proof is somewhat lower (= easier) than in states, like Virginia, that have not adopted the more modern view of product safety. Basic strict liability product liability requires a look at a book called the…
Continue readingDoug Landau hates waste. Anyone who has seen him around the office knows that he enjoys “multi-tasking.” It makes the Herndon Reston brain injury lawyer nuts when clients waste their time, effort or money. However, there is one type of waste that it particularly grating. As the former Chair of the Association of Trial Lawyers…
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Doug Landau shown here at the hearing room where oral argument for Reviews (appeals) are heard by the Full Commission. After a workers comp claim is heard in Virginia by a Deputy Commissioner, BOTH sides have the right to ask for a “review.” A Review is an appeal to the Full Commission where 3 Commissioners…
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