Tag Archives: Wrongful Death

Flammable clothing made in foreign countries can have devastating effects to families here in the USA according to Herndon Virginia burn injury lawyer Doug Landau

All clothing will burn given enough heat or exposure to flames. For example, in a case handled successfully by Doug Landau on behalf of a “Disney on Ice” pyrotechnical engineer, his clothing caught fire because as he attempted to destroy plastic explosives in the Texas dessert, not because of any defect in his garments. We…

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Flammable Fabrics: Bathrobe catches fire – flammability of clothing a concern to Reston Virginia injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd.

Recently, Doug Landau was an eye witness to not one, but TWO episodes where a bath robe caught fire.  What was even more startling was the fact that, because of the nature of the absorbent fabric, it was not immediately apparent that the wearer was on fire !  Some synthetic fibers do not give off…

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Medtronic Named in Lawsuit Over Spinal Graft Implant. Claim alleges “Off Label Use” for Neck Surgery Improper

The family of a California woman who died following neck surgery filed a lawsuit Tuesday against medical device maker Medtronic Inc.   According to the lawsuit, the woman’s death was caused by use of the Infuse spinal graft in her neck and a Medtronic representative encouraged the surgeon to use the implant for off-label uses prior…

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