A recent caller to ABRAMS LANDAU asked, ” Are attorney’s fees in workers comp claim 1/3 like in car accident and bike crash cases ?” The short answer is, “No” according to experienced Herndon workers compensation lawyer Doug Landau So, what are attorney fees in Virginia workers comp claims ? At Abrams Landau, Ltd., we…
Continue readingCollege athletes are often in extraordinary physical shape. Herndon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau is continually amazed at their recuperative powers. The athletes represented by Doug Landau and the Virginia trial team at Abrams Landau and his father’s firm, Landau, Miller & Moran of New York City, have shown extraordinary healing capacity after horrific injury. The…
Continue readingA recent note to the Virginia Trial Lawyers Workers Compensation section members stated, “the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission’s interpretation of ‘reasonable efforts’ is unreasonable.” Recent rulings against Virginia’s injured workers
Continue readingHerndon Injury Lawyer Doug Landau reminds clients, prospective clients and other attorneys weekly, that in Virginia, an injured employee has a duty to “market” his or her residual work capacity. The law only says that such “marketing efforts” must be “reasonable.” And that is where things get tricky for the unwary…The Full Commission recently ruled…
Continue readingCallers to the Landau Law Shop are routinely under the mistaken impression that if they are disabled from their job they will get a comp check. Lawyers who call the Abrams Landau team commonly make this mistake as well. In fact, under Virginia law, unless you are hospitalized, in a coma or bedridden, the Compensation…
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