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Is the insurance company responsible for modifications to allow wheelchair access ?

Reston Herndon area injury lawyer Doug Landau says the answer is “yes” if Virginia’s legal requirements are met. An employer and their insurance company are responsible for modifications to an injured employee’s home to allow wheelchair access. The Virginia General Assembly passed a law that specifically provided for “wheelchairs, bedside lifts, adjustable beds and modification…

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Doug Landau fortunate to be inspired by, and work with, lawyers named “Influential Women of Virginia”

Among the aspect of my career that have been most fortunate, is the fact that I have been able to work with and learn from a number of wonderful women lawyers in the Virginia Trial lawyers Association (“VTLA“). Three of these friends from VTLA were recently recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly last week. Virginia Lawyers…

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Doug Landau, Herndon Reston Injury and Disability Lawyer explains why X-rays only tell part of the story

Shown here are the x-ray machinery from one of our state-of-the-art local hospitals.  These machines can show fractures and de-mineralized bone.  The radiographic films can show such things as loss of disc height and the lordotic curve in cases involving injury to the back, neck and spine.  However, they cannot “spot” all traumatic injuries from…

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