In a troubling development, Leesburg and Herndon injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau notes the Utah Supreme Court has ruled that paying for medical costs for injuries or illnesses associated with a job now will only be paid in proportion to the amount directly connected to the job. As is the case in Virginia, Maryland…
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Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine signed into law this week a ban on text messaging while driving. This new law will take effect July 1st. It is a secondary offense, which means that the police must spot a more serious violation in order to pull a driver over. This law means that Virginia joins a growing…
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The ABRAMS LANDAU trial team went to Richmond on behalf of a disabled client who was underpaid by the workers compensation insurance company. In a decision handed down this month in this multi-state plane crash case, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission judge ruled that: An employer is not allowed to unilaterally stop payment of compensation…
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Yesterday Herndon and Reston area injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau had a mini reunion with Clinton Middleton and his son Michael (on Mr. Landau’s right) at their office in downtown Leesburg, Virginia. Clint and I worked at the same personal injury, workers compensation and Social Security Disability law claimants’ firm together 20 years ago.…
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The family of a security worker trampled to death by Wal-Mart shoppers on New York’s Long Island filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the retail giant. The 34-year-old man was knocked to the ground and trampled to death. He had been assigned to cover security as an independent contractor. In the lawsuit, the family claims the…
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