How biker friendly are the streets ? In Washington, bikers have found the city streets of Seattle to be more dangerous than friendly. Six bicyclists have filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle over safety hazards concerning the South Lake Union Streetcar tracks. All six of the plaintiffs have suffered serious injuries as a…
Continue readingGet ready for the 7th Annual Kit Callahan’s Miracle Mile, 10K, 2 Miler, Kid’s Fun Run and a Brain Injury Awareness Fair. Join us on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at George Mason University for a great day of fun and learning for the whole family. All activities at the Fair are FREE and Kid’s Under…
Continue readingIt’s no secret. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Landau likes his wetsuit. It keeps the Herndon Reston area attorney and multisport athlete warm in cold water. It helps him swim faster. And it keeps the sports injury attorney safe when training or in crowded open water swim competitions. However, USA Triathlon, the national governing body for triathlons…
Continue readingRemember “Sticks and Stones” ? Sometimes injuries to children caused by other children can be resolved through settlement according to child head injury lawyer Doug Landau of Herndon’s ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. Recently the Landau Law Shop received word that a 7 year old boy who was injured after a friend threw a rock and hit…
Continue readingWhile injuries are often part of game, occupational disease and infection cases are rare in professional sports. Athletes lawyer Doug Landau has seen excellent professional, collegiate and high school athletic facilities as well as others that were less than hygienic. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper, the Cleveland Browns have reached an undisclosed settlement…
Continue readingThe 28th Annual Reston Century took place today, starting and finishing at the Reston Town Center Pavilion. Over 1,200 bicycle riders enjoyed the excellent weather, Virginia’s rolling hills, snow cones, lunch and a great t-shirt this year. Herndon sports injury lawyer Doug Landau also managed to eat a half dozen peanut butter & jelly sandwiches…
Continue readingAthletes lawyer Doug Landau is a member of the DC Road Runners Club and the Trial Lawyers of DC. But, Landau does not employ “runners” and deplores those lawyers who do. “Runners” in this context are unscrupulous people employed by unethical lawyers to “chase” cases and be “runners” for law firms that do not get…
Continue readingA news report on NPR struck me and resonated as 6 teens drown in Louisiana, because they and the adults they were with could not swim. The half-dozen teens were wading in the shallows of a Louisiana river. Because none of the teenagers could swim, they drowned in front of their horrified families after falling…
Continue readingAfter driving out to Luray through the fog and rain on the morning of this race, Doug Landau barely made it to his heat on time. The warm water of Lake Arrowhead meant that wetsuits were not legal for those competing for prizes. Even though the Herndon Reston area triathlete lawyer was not part of…
Continue readingWhile Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau has not entered sufficient races in the Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS”) this year, he nevertheless enjoys the competition and camaraderie of the events that Set-Up, Inc. puts on all over the middle Atlantic region. While he does not intend to race at the Olympic Distance in 2010, Landau is…
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