The Fairfax Bar Association, which serves the Northern Virginia Legal Community, has issued notice to the personal injury bar that the judges of the Fairfax County Circuit Court have decided to adopt a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem for infants in cases seeking the approval of an infant settlement and for minor…
Continue readingLandscaping, highway and lawn care workers injured or killed needlessly due to the failure of manufacturers and suppliers to provide Rollover Protection Structures (ROPS). This is something manufacturer and equipment sellers have known about for more than 30 years. Illustrative of the severity of the injuries these machines can cause, ABRAMS LANDAU has litigated settled…
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Sometimes, despite the best preparations, the insurance company’s “hired gun” medical examiner still finds a way for the Defendant to avoid responsibility for the harms and losses the car and bike crash, dog attack or other type of accident caused. You have prepared for the Insurance Medical Exam (the “IME”) and the report is unfavorable. …
Continue readingWhen a Defendant’s Insurance Company cannot defeat a negligence claim they will often attack the claims for harms and losses by hiring a doctor to do their bidding. These “hired guns” derive a large part of their incomes from doing reports for insurance companies and testifying against injured car crash and dog attack victims in…
Continue readingMost Social Security Disability Income (“SSDI”) applicants are surprised to find that the Federal Government will use their tax dollars to hire expert witnesses to testify against them at their hearings. While these can be medical doctors, psychiatric specialists and Ph.Ds, ABRAMS LANDAU disability lawyer Doug Landau usually sees a “Vocational Expert” (“VE”) on the…
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