Sustaining serious injuries or losing a loved one to tragic accidents is hard enough, and throwing negligence to the mix just adds to the pain. We all must exercise reasonable care in all actions and take legal responsibility when we do not. At the Curcio Law firm in Alexandria, Virginia, our personal injury lawyers are committed to helping injury victims rebuild their lives. Learn more here.
Almost everyone has experienced that unpleasant feeling of buying a product or service and receiving something less than what they expected. Unfortunately, most people assume they are stuck without recourse when this happens. An individual customer versus a big business can sometimes feel like David…
Lithium-ion batteries are light, rechargeable, and can be sized to fit nearly any device. Without them, it would be impossible to carry around the smartphones we rely on. Lithium batteries power a variety of devices besides our phones, including laptops, electric cars, and e-cigarettes (also…
Nearly 85 million dogs live in homes in the United States. Owning and caring for these companions have many advantages, from keeping owners active, healthy, increasing happiness and even decreasing symptoms of mental illness. While there are many benefits to owning a dog, they can cause…
Almost everyone will get at least one scar over the course of their lives. Scars can be the result of a routine surgery or an accident. However, if a scar is the result of someone else’s negligence, it’s often a more traumatic experience. While scars…
Suppose you or someone you love experiences a traumatic brain injury (TBI) because of another party’s negligence. You can file a lawsuit to recover money lost because of expenses like medical bills and time away from work. You can also seek damages in a catastrophic…
We see people walk away unscathed from serious accidents while others tragically lose their lives. We also see everything in-between, where survivors of catastrophic injuries are forever changed. Catastrophic injuries happen suddenly and unexpectedly, causing paralysis and disfigurement, and substantially impact a victim’s wellbeing. When…
Regardless of where you live in the U.S., as a driver or passenger, you’ve no doubt noticed guardrails along the sides of roads and highways. Ideally, guardrails are designed to stop a vehicle without hitting anything or careening down an incline when it goes off…
Filing a lawsuit and going to trial sometimes is the best route to ensure you are fairly compensated in a personal injury claim, employment dispute, wrongful death, or another type of civil lawsuit. However, trials can be expensive, take significant time (sometimes years before getting…
As personal injury trial lawyers, we are occasionally faced with the question of what happens to a claim if the injured person dies before the case is resolved. A similar question is what happens if the person causing the injury dies before the case is…
“Was there a police report?” “Was the driver given a ticket?” As personal injury trial lawyers, we are often asked those two questions by jurors following a personal injury trial. Understandably, people sitting as jurors would naturally think that seeing the official report prepared by…
