With the weather turning cooler, athletes and fitness buffs will be turning to indoor venues for their exercise. Gyms and health clubs are places where health should be improved, not endangered. Yet when maintenance is not a priority, and equipment is not cared for properly &/or on a consistent basis, members’ safety is put at…
Continue readingWhile previewing the race course for this past week’s Hermosa Beach Sprint Triathlon, Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau noted some peculiar signs all along the California’s Pacific Coastal Highway (“PCH”). Doing his customary “scouting trip”, so as to know where to go on race day, Landau parked his car below the PCH and rode a…
Continue readingWhen you spend $5,000 to take part in an Ironman or other endurance sports competition, the last thing in the world you want to happen is your bike to get lost, stolen, or crushed. You also do not want to be fighting with your insurance company because the Airline Agent (with no bike racing experience)…
Continue readingLast May, Avishek Sengupta, a 28 year old Maryland man, died the day after he jumped into 13 feet of muddy water as a participant in the Tough Mudder obstacle course race held in West Virginia. Sengupta’s mother has filed a wrongful death suit in West Virginia against Tough Mudder, alleging that the race organizers…
Continue readingStryker is a manufacturer of various medical devices, including knee replacement systems. Athletes in need of a knee replacement may be drawn by the name alone toward Stryker’s “Triathlon” series of artificial knees. The Triathlon knee is marketed by Stryker as an extremely durable device which closely mimics the natural motion of the knee. Problems…
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Once again making the podium at the Hermosa Beach Sprint Triathlon , Herndon Virginia lawyer Doug Landau finished his 2014 triathlon season on the West Coast. Besting over 750 other athletes, lawyer Landau had a rough start. In short, the waves that the Southern California surfers enjoy got the best of the Triathlon Trial Lawyer. He noted…
Continue readingThis past summer, President Obama hosted the first-ever summit on concussions at the White House. The purpose of the conference was to increase awareness and education about the serious nature of concussions in youth, and more importantly, to kick start a culture shift in America when it comes to youths and sports. Concussions in Youth…
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At the end of the summer, a group of soccer parents and players filed a class action lawsuit against Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) — the international governing body for the sport of soccer. The suit, which also names American soccer organizations U.S. Soccer and the American Youth Soccer Organization, charges the groups with…
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While Doug Landau won his age group at this weekend’s Watermans Sprint Triathlon, the final event of the now combined Virginia and Maryland combined Triathlon Super Series, and was on the podium at every single MTS and VTS event he entered, he finished runner up in the age group, behind his friend Eric Mackem of Reston.…
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The final event of the now combined Virginia and Maryland Triathlon Super Series was this weekend’s Watermans Rock Hall Sprint Triathlon. Both Doug and Melissa Landau hoped to up their points in order to end the season as VTS/MTS age group prizewinners. Looking forward to competing in this laid back coastal town to the West…
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