Yesterday, Doug Landau wrote a post about a Woodbridge lawyer who settled hundreds of cases without telling his clients or their families. Attorney Stephen Conrad then went bankrupt, was sentenced to 132 months in jail according to the FBI website and his practice is now in receivership. Many of his clients will either not get…
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“Time is money.” So the saying goes. Injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau recommends to his clients from Ashburn, Leesburg and Sterling Virginia clients that they seek “Prejudgment Interest” in their dog bite, car crash, bike accident and brain injury cases. “Prejudgment Interest” can add up to several hundreds of thousands of dollars in a…
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In dog bite, car crash, bike accident and brain injury cases, Insurance Companies and Defense Lawyers like delays, extensions and continuances. Why ? In a word, “money.” The Insurance Company has collected premiums. They invest this money in order to make more than just simple bank account interest. And the Insurance Companies are not taxed…
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For only the second time in VTLA’s 50-year history, a Life-time Achievement Award will be presented. Bob Hall was the President of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association when I came to work for him in Fairfax after graduation from the University of Miami School of Law. He was my mentor, and we travelled all over…
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In a sweeping victory for consumers, the United States Supreme Court this morning held that FDA drug regulation does not preempt common law claims for damages under state law. Diana Levine, the courageous plaintiff in this lawsuit, lost her arm after being injected with the drug Phenergan, brought suit against the drug maker, Wyeth. The…
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