Interestingly, after I got back from court after representing the “MS-8” bicyclists at the Loudoun County Courthouse, I was contacted by another cyclist ticketed for “running through a stop.” She is 11. Her mother called from New York. This young girl is in the hospital. Her pelvis is fractured. According to an eyewitness, the driver:…
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Did you know you could get FOUR POINTS on your driving record for slowly rolling to a near stop at a stop sign in your bicycle ? Doug Landau represented bikers who were ticketed for going through a stop sign in Loudoun County. A total of eight cyclists were stopped for this offense (Virginia Code…
Continue readingDespite a Federal Judge’s finding that Doug Landau’s client’s “Frozen Shoulder” was NOT an impairment that meets Social Security’s medical listing, he won her case for disability benefits dating back over 2 years. The Richmond Administrative Law Judge only took 3 months to issue this partially favorable opinion for a 57 year-old woman who does…
Continue readingWhat happens when an uninsured driver hits you? Who pays for the medical bills that may result from that accident, when the at-fault driver is has an insurance policy that does not cover the damages to you and your vehicle? If you have your own auto coverage, or are covered under another member of your…
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Speeding cars through a residential neighborhood where children play or wait for the school buys is every parent’s nightmare. When we lived in Franklin Farms, I would have liked a speed bump on the “straightaway” in our cul-de-sac community. There were dozens of children on the street in the summer after school let out. But…
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