Unlike a car crash or other accidental injury case, Virginia Workers’ Compensation cases have no absolute settlement date. In other words, a workers’ compensation case in Virginia and Washington, D.C. can go on for years and even decades. At the Abrams Landau law office, we have some files that are nearing three decades old for…
Continue readingAt the National Trial Lawyers convention in New York City this summer, Herndon injury attorney Doug Landau was told he was “crazy” for inviting potential clients, existing clients and their friends and families to come see him “in action.” Yet that is exactly what we do every at the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. …
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A tractor-trailer driver attempting a U-turn was blamed for a Campbell County Virginia truck crash that caused plaintiff to sustain multiple fractures. Defendant initially maintained that plaintiff was barred from recovery because he was speeding and contributed to the crash. Plaintiff was driving eastbound on a road with a posted speed limit of 60 mph. …
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As a member of the faculty of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Tort Law Seminar Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau will travel the length and breadth of the Commonwealth this month. Today’s presentation took the traveling trial lawyer to the Roanoke Higher Education Center in the South West part of the state. Since he…
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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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