Herndon, Ashburn and Sterling Park injury and workers compensation lawyer Doug Landau often counsels his disabled clients and their families as to the availability of “structured settlements.” In other words, instead of a lump sum payment, clients and their families may be better served by monthly, yearly and even “balloon payments” in the future. There…
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“While the multi-million dollar lawsuits get all the headlines, whether or not they are ultimately successful, it is workers comp claim that touch the lives of so many injured workers and their families that are never reported,” according to Herndon Reston area claimants’ comp attorney Doug Landau. “Because these cases usually do not involve lawsuits,…
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The lawyers for injured victims have frequently reported that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act is riddled with inefficiency. HR 4796, the Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act would correct this problem by requiring the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) to respond to requests for their lien amount within 60 days. A “lien” is like an “IOU,”…
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In previous posts Florida and Virginia interstate highway accident lawyer Doug Landau had written about the importance of safety in and approaching roadway construction sites during this “National Work Zone Awareness Week.” At ABRAMS LANDAU, we have represented drivers who have been injured at road improvement and interstate construction sites in personal injury cases and…
Continue readingAs he has volunteered at numerous events at the Madeira School in McLean, Virginia workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau was saddened to hear that Fairfax County authorities are investigating the death of a worker at a construction site at the private school. County fire department spokesman Dan Schmidt says a construction worker died this afternoon…
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