“Sometimes the insurance company and the injured worker (or their family) cannot agree on how much must be paid back after the settlement of a third party bodily injury case,” according to Herndon Workers Comp and personal injury lawyer Doug Landau. A Virginia Circuit Court’s jurisdiction extends only to the point where it determines the…
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Many misgivings abound concerning what happens when an injured worker wins or settles their accident case. A recent question was, “In Maryland Workers Compensation (“WC”) claims where the disabled, brain-injured worker ALSO has a Bodily Injury (“BI”) case, the Workers Comp lien must be reduced by at least 1/3 when there is a BI recovery.” …
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It is not difficult to find a Personal Injury Attorney. You might even say it is easy to find one — just do a web search on the term. But, in certain situations, finding a lawyer with specific knowledge and/or experience can make or break a case. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one such area…
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In yesterday’s post, we looked at whether a new promotion or training can cause a problem with calculating an injured worker’s Average Weekly Wage. Today, Herndon Virginia injured workers lawyer Doug Landau looks at some of the things that affect the weekly compensation rate. “Injured Virginia workers routinely come to my Herndon law shop after…
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When a worker is injured on the job, weekly compensation benefits are determined by looking at their pre-injury average wage. In Virginia, this usually means looking at the 52 weeks leading up to the date of the workplace accident. Clients of Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau often have questions about these important calculations. One issue…
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