Almost every single case involving serious injury, permanent disability or significant wage loss is confronted by an insurance company lawyer demanding an “Independent Medical Examination.” The exam is usually not independent. It is not for treatment, so the “medical” part of the phrase is intellectually dishonest. And as for an “examination,” it’s often more of…
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At the Virginia Trial Lawyers annual convention, Doug Landau had a chance to “run into” his friends and network so as to exchange ideas with other experienced injury and disability lawyers. One such lawyer is my good friend Chris Meyers of the Richmond law firm of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen. The Landaus and Allens…
Continue readingOur Herndon Reston area injury law firm was recently contacted by Maryland attorneys regarding a client who was seriously injured when an aftermarket bike stem snapped. The stem likely snapped due to negligent installation, a manufacturing or design defect, or some combination of these factors. The attorneys for the injured bicycle rider were looking for…
Continue readingIn many slip and fall cases, car and motorcycle crashes and boating accidents, weather is a factor. At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we often need to determine the weather conditions at, and just prior to, the time of the accident. For example, in slip and fall cases, if it is still snowing, raining or hailing, it…
Continue readingThe Virginia Tech Locomotion Research Laboratory is investigating the relationship between aging and falling, the second leading cause of death for those aged 45-75. .“If our research can save even one life, it will all be worthwhile,” said Thurmon Lockhart, an associate professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering,…
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