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How Does Immigration Status Affect a Virginia Personal Injury Claim?

Suffering an injury caused by someone else’s negligence can be overwhelming for anyone, but for immigrants living and working in Virginia, it often comes with added concerns.

By Justin Curcio

/ 14 Oct 2025

How Does Immigration Status Affect a Virginia Personal Injury Claim?

Safe Practices for Pulling Over on the Side of the Road

Numerous reasons require drivers to pull over on the side of the road. When car trouble, a medical emergency, or car accident occurs, getting out of the way of traffic is crucial.

By Justin Curcio

/ 25 Sep 2025

Car pulled over on the side of the road. Man looking under hood.

Bus Injuries Beyond Crashes: What Virginia Riders Need to Know

Depending on what happened and why, injuries sustained when getting on or riding a bus can be severe. To understand the many types of bus injuries, it’s important to look at how they’re caused.

By Justin Curcio

/ 22 Aug 2025

What to Do If You Suspect Your Child Has Been Injured or Abused at a Childcare Facility

Recently, a former daycare worker has been accused of abusing children at an Alexandria childcare center in a case that is every parent’s nightmare.

By Rakin Hamad

/ 30 Jul 2025

Children sitting on the ground coloring, paiting and playing with trains

How Wearing a Helmet Can (and Can’t) Affect Your Bike Wreck Case in Virginia

“I was not wearing a helmet when I was hurt in a cycling accident. Can I still file a claim?” If the injury occurred in Virginia, the answer is YES.

By Justin Curcio

/ 10 Jul 2025

How Wearing a Helmet Can (and Can’t) Affect Your Bike Wreck Case in Virginia

Fireworks, Fun, and Safe Boating: How to Avoid Accidents on the Water

As the weather warms and summer kicks off, boating on the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, Lake Anna, and other waterways across Virginia shifts into high gear. The Fourth of July, in particular, is one of the busiest boating holidays of the year. But with fireworks,…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 17 Jun 2025

Fireworks, Fun, and Safe Boating: How to Avoid Accidents on the Water

The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Virginia Law

While smoke detectors are designed to prevent fires, there’s another risk that people may not realize — carbon monoxide poisoning kills hundreds of Americans annually and causes thousands of hospitalizations.

By Justin Curcio

/ 15 Apr 2025

The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Virginia Law

What To Do If You Are Injured on a Commercial Flight?

Though serious airline incidents are relatively rare, it is important to know what to do when you or a loved one suffers an injury on a commercial flight.

By Justin Curcio

/ 6 Mar 2025

Airplane seats with oxygen masks dropped down

How Virginia Car Accidents Cause Whiplash Injuries

There are many injuries you can suffer in a car accident, but whiplash is one of the most common. Approximately 65 percent of all car accident victims, and about three million Americans, suffer whiplash injuries every year. In 2023, there were more than 125,000 car…

By Rakin Hamad

/ 19 Feb 2025

How Virginia Car Accidents Cause Whiplash Injuries

Why Bedsores Are Often a Sign of Nursing Home Neglect

Families want to trust nursing homes to care for their loved ones, and while Virginia has regulations in place to ensure that safety measures are followed, nursing home injuries can still happen. When they do, it is crucial that the resident receives prompt medical attention,…

By Justin Curcio

/ 11 Feb 2025

Why Bedsores Are Often a Sign of Nursing Home Neglect

When Negligence Leads to Electrical Injuries: Common Causes and Legal Action to Take

It only takes a fraction of a second for an electrical accident to alter your life forever. Regardless of the cause, these excruciatingly painful incidents can lead to permanent injuries.

By Thomas Curcio

/ 23 Jan 2025

Electrical wires above ground next to a sidewalk

5 Most Common Nursing Home Injuries and How They Happen

Facing the decision to move a loved one into a nursing home can be heart-wrenching. Still, these facilities can provide essential care that may be difficult to achieve at home. Virginia law dictates that nursing home residents are treated with respect and dignity, backed by…

By Justin Curcio

/ 7 Jan 2025

5 Most Common Nursing Home Injuries and How They Happen