The “Offer of judgment” can be an effective tool in those jurisdictions where it is permitted. An offer of judgment is a settlement offer by one party to allow a specified judgment to be taken against it. It is...
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Fairfax Loudoun injury lawyer Doug Landau supports “Law Day USA’ with festivities in Fairfax
May 2, 2009
While living in Florida, Doug Landau was twice the Annual Law Day USA speaker in Downtown Miami. Since returning to Virginia in 1985, Landau has frequently celebrated Law Day with his friend Ed Weiner in Fairfax. The Weiner...
A woman who biked, hiked and climbed in China, Europe and throughout the United States sued IKEA after 350 pounds of countertops fell and crushed her pelvis. Doug Landau reports that this 36-year-old Arlington woman’s...
Doug Landau's friend burned in hotel bathroom; ABRAMS LANDAU premises liability lawsuit results in settlement before trial
April 15, 2009
In one case we handled in the Tidewater area, friends of mine were staying in a tourist hotel. On vacation near where I have participated in several “flat course” races, my 3 friends checked into two rooms before...
A big “shout out” to our friend, co-counsel and panelist Jules Olsman. ABRAMS LANDAU’s Doug Landau was co-counsel with Jules on a catastrophic brain injury car crash case here in Virginia. The Herndon...