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.
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…