Workers’ Compensation weekly payments under Virginia end after 500 weeks. It does not matter if these payments are for only partial wage loss, permanent impairment, or even amputation. However weekly payments from the workers’ compensation insurance company are paid, the 500-week limit is an artificial ceiling that really hurts younger, injured workers and the families…
Continue readingAs airport injury lawyer Doug Landau’s own personal doctor is a highly regarded FAA examiner who also clears his pilot clients to return to work, this case — as reported in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly (“VLW”) — caught Landau’s eye. According tot he VLW report, this medical malpractice case involved allegations of delayed diagnosis of…
Continue readingEver a fan of America’s railroad train system, Doug Landau has been recommending Amtrak’s special program for students looking at University campuses for almost a decade ! What’s the deal ? Buy One Full-Fare Ticket, Get 50% Off Companion Ticket! Especially for schools on the East Coast, a train is a great way to get…
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Can a Dulles Toll Road worker get compensation if she gets lost on the job? The short answer is yes, especially if she is represented by DC area airport injury lawyer Doug Landau. In a case just decided this month by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, benefits were awarded Mr. Landau’s client who sustained…
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When a construction worker is injured while working at Dulles International or Reagan National Airport, questions arise as to who can investigate, and who is ultimately responsible to pay for the losses. Who Can Investigate Airport Construction Accidents? In construction site accidents away from these airports, the local police, buildings inspector, OSHA (Occupational Safety and…
Continue readingIf you are an airline employee responsible for moving passengers’ heavy luggage, then you know sometimes you just want to hold someone responsible for packing such heavy bags! “Airline employees who must weigh, transport, and load the passengers’ luggage are at high risk for back and spine injuries,” notes airport injury lawyer Doug Landau. “We…
Continue readingThere are lots of injury lawyers who look great sitting behind a desk or in front of a library of books. Particularly interesting are the advertisements of lawyers standing in front of the Supreme Court, even though they may not even go to try cases in their local courts! Most people with a serious permanent…
Continue readingWhy would an airline, or an airline’s workers compensation insurance company, hire investigators to follow an injured airline employee ? Why would the air carriers’ gumshoes search the disabled workers’ FaceBook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media ? According to air injury lawyer Doug Landau, the short answer is “Economics.” “Airlines have an economic…
Continue readingRunways are not the only dangerous place at our international airports. Construction and repairs to the terminal also require hazardous work. Transportation of jet fuel and testing engines inside of the hangers also pose a high degree of risk to the airline workers and airport personnel assigned to these tasks. While there are Federal rules…
Continue reading“When there is an accident involving a member of the flight crew, ground, terminal or security employees, there are three potential remedies available under the law,” according to airport injury lawyer Doug Landau. In this week’s prior posts, we discussed accidents involving passengers and the traveling public. Now let us examine the rights of airport…
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