This year, the State Highway Administration and Motor Vehicle Administration are trying to make conditions safer for motorcyclists and other motorists through new programs, including an intermediate motorcyclist course. The rider courses are aimed at making bikers safer. Cyclist’s safety and education are important to Herndon Reston Virginia injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau. According…
Continue readingThe plaintiff, a 12-year-old boy, was riding his bicycle on December 27, 2006, when he was struck at the intersection of Old Nuckols Road and Nuckols Road in Henrico County by a minivan. The plaintiff was initially hospitalized at VCU Medical Center and was later transferred to Children’s Hospital in Norfolk for rehabilitation. As a…
Continue reading“Where to you get your energy ?” That is a question I am often asked. I am energized and inspired by my clients. The very people who come to me for help and inspriation. It’s a strange world. After volunteering at dawn at the VTLA Fun Run in Colonial Williamsburg and then racing in the…
Continue readingWith family in the Los Angeles Valley area, I have often trained and raced in California. One of my favorite training runs is above the Coastline in Pacific Palisades at the Will Rogers Estate overlooking Malibu, the Pacific Coast Highway (“PCH”) and the Ocean. The PCH was the scene of a shocking accident that resulted…
Continue readingTriathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau’s listing of notable races 2008, 2009. The Athletes Lawyer has registered for, will attend or intends to do those events noted by an * Note that there are many excellent race calendars. What Doug Landau has here are races that are unique, “under the radar” or special because of: the…
Continue readingClients of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. are often confused by the various terms used by health care providers for what is essentially the same condition. A “Herniated Disc,” “Disc Protrusion”, “Extrusion,” “Disc Prolapse” or “Slipped Disc” all essentially mean the same thing. Doctors use these terms to explain the fact that some of the material inside…
Continue readingMany of the clients of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., have had successful back surgery. Herniated discs in the lumbar spine can cause disability, pain and loss of function. However, advances in medical science and surgical techniques have lead to shorter recuperation times and smaller scars. Clients of the Herndon Reston area injury and disability law firm…
Continue readingAt ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. car crash clients often ask if the property damage case and the personal injury can be settled at the same time. In serious injury cases, this is not a good idea. While the “dings” and damage to a car’s chassis will not “heal” on their own, the human body is remarkable,…
Continue readingEnjoying a gorgeous, sunny day on the Maryland peninsula and raising money for several worthy causes, Herndon Reston area bicycle injury lawyer Doug Landau met up with several Northern Virginia lawyers after completing the 100 mile Sea Gull Century. Shown here at the finish at Salisbury State University are: Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau, Alexandria…
Continue readingLast summer I had gone to Snow Hill Maryland several times in order to try a workers comp claim. One of the reasons I went all the way down tot he tip of Maryland is that this was for a long-time client who re-broke his back. he had had his spine put back together with…
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