While the term “going postal” has become an accepted part of the American lexicon, a far more frequent occurrence is when dangerous dogs “go postal” on mail delivery personnel. In addition to being exposed to extremes of hot, cold, sleet, hail, rain, and other weather dangers, mail carriers frequently confront dangerous animals and suffer the…
Continue readingIn 2007, Doug Landau and the trial team at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. declined several dog attack cases. Examples of such cases include: Example A: A child was bitten on the cheek by a dog in the Roanoke Valley. The homeowners had specifically signed an insurance policy that forbade coverage for any dogs. Therefore, there was…
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The Herndon, Virginia law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd., currently has pending dog attack cases involving children and adults in Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey. Doug Landau and the Trial Team were successful in 2007 in resolving cases for clients and families from Virginia, New Jersey and California. If you or someone you know has been…
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The Postal Employee’s action for damages arose out of a dog attack that occurred as our client was in the course and scope of his employment for the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Landau’s client was placing mail in the mailboxes, when he saw a woman approaching with a dog on a leash. It appeared that…
Continue readingWhen a mail carrier was attacked while delivering the mail in a Kearney, New Jersey neighborhood, he had no idea that he was not the first, or even the second person attacked and bitten by this large dog. He was the third! This injured mail carrier, like the police officer attacked by the dog on…
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