Virginia has successfully tested the first video, or virtual, Mediation! Herndon injury law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. was asked to be the “guinea pig” test subjects for this Alternate Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) process. Initially, this FREE workers’ compensation Mediation for our disabled client was supposed to be in-person at the Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”) Northern…
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What is the collateral source rule? Under Virginia law, the collateral source rule means that at trial, the insurance defense lawyers cannot talk about the fact that an injured victim’s medical bills, wage loss, or medications may have been paid for by someone else. For example, in a car crash case, if the plaintiff’s medical…
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What are the requirements for a brain injury to be covered by workers comp? In order to prove a COMPENSABLE brain injury by accident in a workplace disability case, an injured worker must present sufficient proof of a sudden mechanical or structural change in their anatomy. In a 2019 case, the Virginia Court of Appeals…
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Changing doctors in your workers compensation case can be complicated. “Once an injured Virginia worker has established treatment with an authorized treating doctor, that physician gets to call the shots and have their opinions given great weight. If an injured worker then sees a different doctor without a referral or permission from the workers comp…
Continue readingIn a case handled by Herndon workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau, the prior post on “compensable consequences” is addressed in terms of “how far can you go?” In other words, can you get a compensable consequence of a compensable consequence of a compensable consequence under Virginia workers compensation law? FACTS: A Warrenton plumbing supervisor tried…
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