A report released Thursday by a consumer activist group accuses the insurance industry of overcharging policyholders and undercutting payments on claims. The report, released by the Consumer Federation of America, says that record profits for insurers can be traced to a systematic strategy of raising premiums, reducing coverage and underpaying claims. Virginia multi-state Lawyer Doug…
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 readingOn December 21st, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission ordered Zurich American Insurance Company to pay Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates the full amount of their bills for the treatment of Doug Landau’s West Virginia clients. The orthopedic doctors’ charges totaled $10,071.78. The insurance company only offered to pay a fraction of the cost of treating Mr. Landau’s…
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Why do we see Super Lawyer Doug Landau sitting OUTSIDE on the rocking chairs with clients, co-counsel and computers on the porch ? . . . [CAPTION: Doug Landau enjoying the unusually warm January weather with Fairfax co- counsel Ed Weiner on his right, and Reston co-counsel (and substitute Judge) Steve Garver on his left.…
Continue readingTop law firms from all over Virginia have called on Doug Landau to help them with the settlements of their clients’ personal injury and related workers comp claims. Because Super Lawyer Landau has successfully settled both kinds of cases at Mediation, he is able to explain the complex law that controls how the workers compensation…
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