Justin Curcio, partner at Curcio Law, is a Northern Virginia trial lawyer dedicated to helping the injured. A St. John’s Law graduate and former insurance defense attorney, he brings insight & integrity to every case he handles for his clients.
Beginning July 1, 2021, Virginia’s General District Court limits will increase from $25,000 to $50,000 for cases that do not involve “any claim to specific personal property or to any debt, fine or other money, or to damages for breach of contract or for injury…
Black ice is clear in color, and it gets its name from how it looks on asphalt – dark with a clear glaze and incredibly slippery. Who makes sure the public is protected against potentially dangerous black ice conditions?
New “bad faith” laws went into effect in Virginia on July 1, 2024. Learn more about the updates here. There is no getting around it—car insurance is complicated. It really should not be, especially since the point of car insurance is to cover injuries or…
Pregnancy should be an exciting time for expectant mothers, and they take great care in ensuring their baby is in good health. But traumatic events still happen; the experience of a personal injury while pregnant can be extremely stressful and expensive. A pregnant woman who…
In Virginia, two possible legal defenses can be raised to defend someone from liability in a lawsuit involving an accident that was caused by an “emergency.” They are known as the sudden emergency and medical emergency doctrines.
Let us start with a hypothetical situation. A passenger is in a vehicle that was being operated by a drunk driver who hits a tree. Suppose that passenger knew that the driver had been drinking and was intoxicated before the crash. In that case, he…
What happens if a dog bites or attacks you and causes an injury? The odds are, unfortunately, higher than you may think. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, more than four million people in the U.S. are bitten by dogs every year. If you are…
Homeowner’s insurance protects your property after an accident, theft, fire or other natural disasters. In addition to protecting your property, homeowner’s insurance provides coverage to the homeowner and family members for injuries arising from their negligent conduct occurring both on AND off the
Diplomatic immunity is the privilege foreign diplomats receive from the State Department that exempts individuals from certain laws. In the realm of civil personal injury cases, a diplomat recognized as having diplomatic immunity is immune from being a named defendant in a personal injury lawsuit. …
One would expect that if a car hits a pedestrian crossing the street or rear-ends another vehicle, the at-fault driver would be responsible for the damages caused. But what happens if the pedestrian is not in a marked crosswalk or the car that was rear-ended…
