A Virginia man was struck in the head by an advertising balloon at Walt Disney World in 2006. The 10-foot balloon came loose from its tether and hit the man as he was walking through a tradeshow area at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The man, who sustained permanent brain injury and still…
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Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau was recently contacted by a fellow lawyer in New Jersey. Landau’s NJ colleague is representing a widow whose husband, a cook in a restaurant, was found unconscious in the basement of the restaurant after apparently falling from a ladder located below a trap door in the kitchen. The man died…
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An Indiana teen was eating at a McDonald’s restaurant in August of 2013 when he filled his cup at the drink dispenser with what he believed to be iced tea. Soon after taking a drink, the boy began to vomit and feel a burning sensation in his chest. It turns out the drink machine contained…
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In a case presided over by my friend Circuit Court Judge William Ledbetter, the Hanover County bench trial resulted in a verdict of $6,350,000 to the family of a flat bed truck driver who was struck head-on by a drunk motorist. The decedent’s truck burst into flames, however he was able to extricate himself. The…
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“But I never get sick.” “I don’t have a family doctor. “I’ve only been in the area short time.” “I just go to whatever ‘doc-in-the box’ is closest.” Herndon-Reston area injury lawyer Doug Landau has heard all of these excuses. But, critical to proving the nature and extent of a crash client’s injuries is showing…
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