The lawyers for injured victims have frequently reported that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act is riddled with inefficiency. HR 4796, the Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act would correct this problem by requiring the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) to respond to requests for their lien amount within 60 days. A “lien” is like an “IOU,”…
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In previous posts Florida and Virginia interstate highway accident lawyer Doug Landau had written about the importance of safety in and approaching roadway construction sites during this “National Work Zone Awareness Week.” At ABRAMS LANDAU, we have represented drivers who have been injured at road improvement and interstate construction sites in personal injury cases and…
Continue readingAs he has volunteered at numerous events at the Madeira School in McLean, Virginia workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau was saddened to hear that Fairfax County authorities are investigating the death of a worker at a construction site at the private school. County fire department spokesman Dan Schmidt says a construction worker died this afternoon…
Continue readingInternal emails from Toyota executives were revealed acknowledging the sudden acceleration issue and urging the company that it was time to come clean. Company executives even went as far to say “we are not protecting our customers by keeping this quiet,” and “the time has come to not hide on this one.” The email appeared…
Continue readingLawyers Weekly (VLW) reported a case that confirms Herndon Reston area brain injury lawyer Doug Landau’s assertion that there is often videotape of an accident, or its aftermath, if you know where to look. The Virginia case report stated that the defendant’s tractor trailer smashed into the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle and several other cars…
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