East Coast snow storms stranded Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau on Maui after his speech to the American Association for Justice. What did the Herndon Reston area runner and injury lawyer do with the extra time on the island ? Oak Hill’s fleet footed lawyer found a race to jump into and managed to cop…
Continue readingThe American Association for Justice (“AAJ”) Bicycle Litigation Group met today in order to discuss trends in the law, strategy for helping injured cyclists and products liability actions. Immediately following the meeting at the mid-winter meeting headquarters, the group of lawyers from all over the United States went for a bike tour with the professional…
Continue readingRunning in the hills above Malibu and Santa Monica, you can see the islands off the Pacific Coast, the smoggy City of Los Angeles and the polo grounds of the Will Rogers Park. Having been introduced to this pristine park by USA Maccabiah team member and ironman distance triathlete Gary Bub, who lives in Pacific…
Continue readingNo, sometimes he walks and hikes. Really. Here is the Triathlon Trial Lawyer hiking in Malibu Canyon. His cousin, an Antelope Valley Emergency Room doctor, his wife and daughter all went on a wonderful hike into the hills above the Pacific Coast Highway. Landau spotted a large lizard sunning herself as well as many animal…
Continue readingArticles in the local Northern Virginia and Fairfax County newspapers about students in the Herndon Middle School who take used and discarded bicycles and repair them so that local children can discover the joys of getting around on 2 wheels caught my attention. About 20 Herndon Middle School students stay after school once a week…
Continue readingTriathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau admits that his ice bath regimen, toe spreaders and reading upside down may be unique, but what some elite athletes do is just plain weird. For example, shortly before the 2003 London Marathon, champion road runner Paula Radcliffe collided with a 13-year-old cyclist and suffered a dislocated jaw, whiplash and…
Continue readingInjured athletes who have come to see Doug Landau in Court often note that he is in “constant motion” and quite “nimble” in the court room, with exhibits, computers and documents at his fingertips. Just as is the case in his race preparation, Ashburn injury lawyer Landau and his staff invest a lot of time…
Continue readingConcerned team mates let me know that our dear friend, training and racing partner Rob Colburn was in a bad bike crash today. Apparently, his bike “disappeared out from under him,” according to eye witnesses. Hitting the pavement hard, this toughened masters triathlete and hockey player broke his ribs, arm and punctured his lung during…
Continue readingA civil jury found two fraternity brothers liable for the death of a pledge who drowned while trying to swim across a lake on the campus in Coral Gables, Florida. The Defendants must pay $12.6 million to the parents of an 18-year-old pledge they watched drown in a University of Miami lake during rush week.…
Continue readingBike helmets prevent concussions, closed head injury and traumatic brain damage. As indicated by the picture in this helmet company’s advertisement, bicycle helmets also prevent broken bones. As the Lazer company points out on its web site, “the main goal of wearing a helmet is to avoid getting injured. The fitting of a helmet is…
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