Posts tagged insurance company

• When Does Uninsured Motorist Coverage Kick in Under Virginia Car Insurance Policies?

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | April 12, 2012 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The seemingly obvious answer to the question posed in the title would be Uninsured motorist coverage pays when the person who caused a car accident and injuries or death can't. The reason an...

• Why is the injured plaintiff put on trial ?

  Doug Landau | February 06, 2012 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  To many plaintiffs, it often feels like by bringing a lawsuit, they are suddenly put on trial. The defendant’s insurance company—whether for a slip and fall, a car crash, or some...

• Pusillanimous Plaintiffs Personal Injury Lawyers are the Pits

  Doug Landau | December 04, 2011 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The cowardly acts of several so-called plaintiff's personal injury lawyers have really gotten Doug Landau, of the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., peeved. Rather than discuss these...

• Compensation for Tornado Hero after Workers Compensation Denial

  Doug Landau | October 26, 2011 8:48 PM | 1 CommentFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  After being thrown a city block by 200 mph winds, a Midwest social worker endured the 1-2 punch of having his workers comp claim denied. Mark Lindquist nearly gave his life trying to save three...

• Tornado Hero Denied Workers Compensation

  Doug Landau | October 24, 2011 6:11 AM | 9 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Courage in the face of a tornado's 200 mph winds is something to be respected and honored. The EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri was among the nation's worst ever. It killed 162 people and...

• "ANYthing you say (post, tweet, blog) WILL be used against you..."

  Doug Landau | October 05, 2011 6:34 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  ANYTHING you do on the 'net will be used against you in your injury case. If you claim to have been disabled as the result of a crash with an unsafe truck driver, the insurance defense lawyer will...

• Unsafe Drivers lawyers WILL get your FaceBook, Cell Phone, MySpace & other Social Network data

  Doug Landau | October 04, 2011 6:04 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Remember the phrase from television cop and detective shows, Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law ? That line is not just reserved for criminal cases anymore. With the advent...

• Frivolous lawsuit defenses harm the courts and injured victims

  Doug Landau | June 17, 2011 6:06 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After a car crash, when recovering from your injuries, the last thing you need if for the negligent defendant's insurance company to deny all or part of your claim and then for their lawyers to file...

• Why can't the police report be shown to the jury in my car crash case ?

  Doug Landau | May 25, 2011 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Say you are in a car accident and at the scene of the accident you follow all the advice about what to do: you write down names, addresses and license plate numbers. You exchange insurance...

• Do I have to give a statement ?

  Doug Landau | May 20, 2011 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the days following a car accident, you will likely be in frequent communication with your insurance company as you work through the process of filing and ultimately settling an insurance claim....