Joggers, bikers and any other people who wear Global Positioning Services (GPS) fitness devices that track their activities are able to provide important evidence in injury cases. In cases where the unsafe Defendant causes harm, their personal fitness devices, vehicle black box and GPS can also be subpoenaed for use at trial. But what about…
Emerging from a difficult interval class at the Green Lizard, attorney Doug Landau spied a trio of evening cyclists on the W&OD Trail in downtown Herndon, Virginia. Instead of the usual soft cloth saddle bags, this group had hard plastic buckets strapped to their touring bicycles! While not the most aerodynamic design, these devices keep…
A recent e-mail and photo from a neighbor in Connecticut that he had visited with during the New Years holiday reminded attorney Doug Landau that run-ins with bears, even friendly looking ones, can be dangerous. Especially if there are cubs and a mother bear, the protective instinct can lead to unfortunate interactions with nature. While…
If you’ve ever been a workers compensation or Social Security Disability client of ours at Abrams Landau, you’ve had the pleasure of working with our senior legal assistant Dianna Meredith. After working with our attorney Doug Landau for over 20 years, we are sad to see Dianna go as she begins her retirement. However, we…
While in Georgia for a law meeting with some of the best lawyers from all over the United States, attorney Doug Landau found a local charity race to participate in on Saturday. Whenever lawyer Landau travels for his cases, clients and continuing legal or medical education courses, he generally finds a race to compete in,…
The Kids’ Chance of Virginia 2nd Annual D.C. Dash 5k took place on a magnificent fall morning along the Potomac River. A sunny crisp Saturday greeted racers as they assembled at the Columbia Island Marina at the Mount Vernon Trail, just north of Reagan National Airport. This Charity race took runners north on the Mount…
When Set Up Events changed its name to “Kinetic Multisports,” got a new logo, and acquired other area races, Mid-Atlantic triathletes wondered if they would keep the popular “Virginia-Maryland Triathlon Super Series.” Kinetic Multisports announced that there would be a series in 2018 and that all races produced by their team and hosted on their…
The Race to Stop Traffick sounds like an event to protest cars and traffic jams in Northern Virginia. Instead, this running event is a fundraiser for a very worthy cause. The 2018 Race to Stop Traffick benefitted “Operation Underground Railroad” (“O.U.R.”). O.U.R. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to rescue and help rehabilitate children from…
There are some races where just finishing is a major accomplishment. The “Racing to Save Lives” cancer fundraiser 5K & 10K at Tymor Park in Unionvale New York is an event the Landaus have signed up for TWICE. However, both in 2017 and 2018, Mrs. Landau wisely chose to run on the roads, instead of…