Tragedy struck in Ashburn, Virginia earlier this month when a 31 year old woman was killed at the intersection of Waxpool Road and Claiborne Parkway while out for an early morning jog. The jogger was hit by a 61 year old motorist who stopped at the scene and administered CPR while awaiting the arrival of…
Continue readingDistracted drivers are a danger. No one would argue that point. Athletes who train on or near our roadways are particularly vulnerable to a driver who takes his or her eyes off the road, even for a few seconds. This moving video shows just how much one driver’s brief distraction can impact so many lives.…
Continue readingIn lieu of a sports post today, please visit our sister site (LandauInjuryLaw), which has devoted the week to the clients we have helped after the devastation of 9/11.
Continue readingPeople seeking my assistance with their accident and injury cases often have significant pain and disability, but little in the way of “objective” evidence to go with their “subjective complaints of pain and discomfort. In a court of law, the “objective proof” is often critical to the members of the jury who are familiar with…
Continue readingWhen a sidelined Ironman calibre athlete came to us recently, we were unable to take the case without objective proof of her physical injuries. One method of determining the nature and extent of long term injury is through the use of DMX. DMX stands for Digital Motion X-Ray. DMX was effectively used by the doctors…
Continue readingWhen helping people with their bike crash, on the job accident, dog bite and other disability cases, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau wears a suit to court. While the TriathlonTrialLawyer may visit clients at their homes, hospital rooms and crash sites in more casual clothing, he and the trial team at Abrams Landau, Ltd. know…
Continue readingCan both sides of a single bike crash win jury verdicts in Virginia ? The answer is “yes.” With the recent verdict in a fatal bike crash case in Montgomery County, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau points out that we can see that not only can both sides of a crash case lose, due to…
Continue readingThe recent verdict from Montgomery County, Virginia underscores what Herndon lawyer Doug Landau has been emphasizing for years: that contrary to what many injured athletes think, the amount of medical bills and lost wages are not subject to some “formula” to calculate settlement or likely verdict outcomes. In the Blacksburg Virginia Triathlon case, a bicyclist…
Continue readingThe deadly accident during the 2000 Blacksburg triathlon results in a second jury verdict. A woman has won a lawsuit against the town of Blacksburg over a deadly triathlon accident back in 2000. Gary Wayne Taylor died when his bicycle hit a car at an unpatrolled intersection. The driver of the car, Sharon Knight, sued…
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