One of the reasons the personal injury team at ABRAMS LANDAU asks about clients’ Bankruptcy is because this is something that insurance defense lawyers will use against them. Experienced accident lawyers have seen cases dismissed where the innocent plaintiff failed to tell the Federal Bankruptcy Court about their potential or pending negligence claim. This potential…
Continue readingThe Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled February 10, 2009 in the case of Shenandoah Motors, Inc. v. Barbara J. Smith that when an injured worker is terminated for cause from a full duty job, they cannot come back later and seek partial disability compensation. The case applies a “termination for cause” defense which forever…
Continue readingIt seems so obvious. You have been in a car accident. Your car is smashed, totaled, wrecked, busted. In addition to seeking prompt medical care, gathering evidence is important in the time after a car crash. Most people know to take pictures of their injuries, the scene of the accident and their car, truck, motorcycle…
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Unlike other states, the Virginia Workers Compensation law does not include Awards for permanent injury to every part of an injured worker’s body. An employee hurt on the job in a compensable accident can get a permanency Award for a permanent injury to the thumb. The doctor may give a large rating to the thumb…
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This afternoon Doug Landau once again helped out a partner at the Reston Virginia law firm of Dain, Walker, Sobhani & Nicoli with questions about one of their personal injury cases. The ABRAMS LANDAU trial lawyer is regularly called by experienced lawyers from all over Northern Virginia to assist them and their disabled clients. Landau…
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