Alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states in 2007. The increase was 7.5% over the previous year. Motorcycle riders were featured in the government’s $13 million advertising campaign over the Labor Day Weekend. Many of you may have noticed that law enforcement authorities stepped up their activities against drunk driving during the…
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Virginia and Fairfax County Police are concerned about two-wheeled traffic in light of the increase in the numbers of motorcycles and scooters. With the number of riders increasing, the potential for accidents is also likely to rise according to a recent article in the Fairfax County Times. At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we have helped people…
Continue readingEscorting several DC public school students and teaches on a National Geographic field trip, a client of ours wound up on the ill-fated airliner that was hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11. The Speiser Krause law firm had this family, as well as many others, contact us because of our experience handling catastrophic…
Continue readingOften clients will down several pints of coffee, get up at the crack of dawn, and then eat a huge breakfast before heading to court with their family. They then arrive needing to use the facilities, tired and bloated. Often, you see litigants falling asleep by three O’clock in the afternoon. NOTHING NEW/UNTESTED – DO…
Continue readingYes, possibly. The first step in any workers compensation claim is to determine if you were injured “in the course and scope of employment.” If you were injured on the job, the next step is to figure out how much your employer paid you every week. Because many undocumented workers are paid “under the table,”…
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