Having seen athletes injured by defective sports products, Herndon Reston injury lawyer Doug Landau believes that if generally accepted engineering principles can reduce or eliminate the risk of permanent injury or death, then it is incumbent upon a manufacturer and supplier to do so or face liability for the harms and losses their products cause…
Continue readingAthletes competing in the National Age Group Championships and World Triathlon Championship Qualifiers learned last month, USA Triathlon has selected Minerva Health Manager to help athletes manage Personal Health Records. As USA Triathlon’s exclusive and official personal health record manager, Minerva Health Manager will provide athletes with an easy-to-use software allowing them to enter their…
Continue readingThe annual Halloween Parade is a time for fun and creativity. The Athletic Department came as cheerleaders with “the perfect cheer.” The English Department came as the cast of “Grease,” and the History Department was “Potomac Shore” – a take off on a television show about the New Jersey coastline. Having participated in the past,…
Continue readingInjuries to the brain and spine do not necessarily mean the end of exercise and sports. While brain injury can be a life changing event, advances in sports medicine and rehabilitation have enabled bike crash and car accident victims to remain more active than in the past. It is important to remain upbeat, active and…
Continue readingAs a trial lawyer, Doug Landau has seen the attention spans of juries hearing injury case testimony in Court shrink. And while shortening his transition times to 25 seconds each at his last race in Hagerstown resulted in a first prize, even that length of time is too long according to many tv advertising agencies…
Continue readingParked outside the Herndon Great Harvest Bakery was this tricked out bike. Equipped with a Bion motor, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau looked into this company and its products. Bion designs, develops and manufactures electric propulsion systems for bicycles. The BionX name has become synonymous with Intelligent Mobility,
Continue readingSo that if I am in a bike accident or car crash, emergency medical personal can know who I am, where I live, and can contact my family if I am unconscious or suffering from a traumatic brain injury or amnesia. There are a number of products on the market, and I down own several…
Continue readingHaving tried cases for the Florida State Attorney’s Office, the recent news of a local chiropractor being charged with steroid possession caught the eye of athlete’s Lawyer Doug Landau. The state attorney’s office in Polk County, Florida said Dr. Douglas Owen Nagel of Reston was sentenced to three years of probation, 200 hours of community…
Continue readingTrampoline accidents and injuries can be catastrophic due to the impact and damage to the spinal cords and heads of victims young and old. The issues of adequate spotters, padding and instruction are usually at the forefront of any investigation into a trampoline accident. However, when the trampoline itself is defective, catastrophic injury can result…
Continue readingHaving received stitches in my brow as the result of a self-inflicted racketball injury, I recognize the importance of proper eye protection in sports. A recent news story, “Athletes aren’t gaga for goggles“ interviewed coaches, high school athletes and administrators about mandatory eye protection. According the safety organization Prevent Blindness in America, which my late…
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