What are typical case costs in Worker’s Compensation claims? How are they paid? Will I be given advance notice? Does the insurance company have to pay my expenses? How about my attorneys fees? These are important questions that injured workers ask every day. While every Workers’ Compensation case is different, there are certain costs that…
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Whether you simply noticed a safety hazard at your workplace or you were injured at work due to a safety hazard, you should file a complaint to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the United States Department of Labor. If it’s not an emergency, it is best to file a written…
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Doug Landau has represented (and is currently helping) workers and their families who have been permanently disabled or killed due to lapses in work site safety. New York City and other major cities are experiencing building booms, and evidence of new construction is seemingly all around. However, in the Big Apple, that activity has come…
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Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau was recently contacted by a fellow lawyer in New Jersey. Landau’s NJ colleague is representing a widow whose husband, a cook in a restaurant, was found unconscious in the basement of the restaurant after apparently falling from a ladder located below a trap door in the kitchen. The man died…
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Earlier this summer, step ladder maker Cinmar agreed to pay a $3.1 million civil penalty for failing to inform customers about defective step ladders. Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are required by federal law to report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) immediately (within 24 hours) after learning of a product defect which could create…
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