After an injured worker receives 500 weeks of compensation benefits, the insurance carrier generally sends a letter telling the injured worker that they only have medical benefits remaining. However, Super Lawyer Doug Landau of the Abrams Landau law firm in Herndon, Virginia has had success in getting additional wage loss compensation for his disabled clients.…
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While the insurance industry likes to publicize instances where the claims of injured workers are not legitimate, these “exposes” pale in comparison to the recent verdict in Florida. This Jacksonville case involved fraud in the context of workers comp insurance and involved almost $100 million dollars ! After five weeks of testimony, a Jacksonville Florida…
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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…
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Callers 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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Sometimes being a “Super Lawyer” isn’t so super. Doug Landau has the unhappy task of advising potential clients that they cannot sue a co-worker, even for negligence, if the case comes about as the result of a work-related event. Likewise, the Herndon Trial Lawyer has also advised people that they have no worker comp claim…
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