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Why You Need Underinsured Motorist Coverage and How the Updated Virginia Law Helps You Recover Damages

Getting into a car accident is a frightening and anxiety-inducing experience on its own. To find out that the driver who caused your accident does not have enough insurance coverage to pay for your injuries- whether it be medical bills, lost wages, or pain and…

By Rakin Hamad

/ 17 Jun 2019

Why You Need Underinsured Motorist Coverage and How the Updated Virginia Law Helps You Recover Damages

Watch Your Step! Tips for Avoiding Trip-and-fall Accidents

While slippery winter walkways are gone for now, new tripping hazards have emerged in the spring and summertime. There are several hazards that cause dangerous trip-and-fall accidents this time each year, including sidewalk cracks, unsettled surfaces, and poor walkway maintenance. What causes trip-a

By Rakin Hamad

/ 5 Jun 2019

Watch Your Step! Tips for Avoiding Trip-and-fall Accidents

Bicyclists on Virginia Roads: The Laws and Safety Tips You Should Know

As the summer months approach, an increasing number of bicyclists can be found on Virginia roads. With more people sharing the roads, though, the risk of being in a traffic accident is also increasing. Title 46.2 Chapter 8 of the Code of Virginia, which contains…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 23 May 2019

Bicyclists on Virginia Roads: The Laws and Safety Tips You Should Know

New Virginia Law Mandates Patients Be Informed of Medical Airlift Costs

In critical and time-sensitive medical emergencies, being airlifted to a hospital can be a lifesaving necessity. Far too often, however, families are left with crippling medical debt from these rides: one investigation completed by CNN unveiled medical airlift bills ranging from $34,000 up to more…

By Rakin Hamad

/ 6 May 2019

New Virginia Law Mandates Patients Be Informed of Medical Airlift Costs

Car Crash Fatalities Linked to Defective Lindsay X-Lite Guardrails

Recently, multiple lawsuits have been filed against Lindsay Transportation Solutions for allegedly endangering people’s lives with defective highway guardrails. Their controversial X-Lite End Terminals have been associated with several deaths caused by the failure of the end terminal, or starting po

By Thomas Curcio

/ 22 Apr 2019

Car Crash Fatalities Linked to Defective Lindsay X-Lite Guardrails

Pedestrian Fatalities Expected to Be 30-year High

On March 28, 82-year-old Virginia Resident John Bright died from injuries sustained two days earlier when he was hit by a car in a crosswalk. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case. In fact, new statistics reveal that pedestrian traffic fatalities are only getting worse.…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 9 Apr 2019

Pedestrian Fatalities Expected to Be 30-year High

New Law Expands Wrongful Death Beneficiaries in Virginia

As a follow-up to my post of March 8, 2019, another bill of interest and benefit to citizens of Virginia is Senate Bill 1543, which makes changes to Virginia’s Wrongful Death Statute (Va. Code § 8.01-50 et seq. By way of background, if a person…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 26 Mar 2019

New Law Expands Wrongful Death Beneficiaries in Virginia

New Virginia Laws Seek to Improve Our Civil Justice System

From time to time, I will write about laws in Virginia that help shape our civil justice system and significant changes to them by the Virginia Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ralph S. Northam. As the 2019 legislative session concluded about a week…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 8 Mar 2019

New Virginia Laws Seek to Improve Our Civil Justice System

Property Owners Who Don’t Remove Snow and Ice Endanger Others

Landowners across the nation are obligated to clear potentially hazardous ice and snow from their property. When a property owner fails to do so, uncleared walkways can easily lead to slip-and-fall injuries. For particularly vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, these falls can be life-threat

By Thomas Curcio

/ 19 Feb 2019

Property Owners Who Don’t Remove Snow and Ice Endanger Others

Proposed Virginia Distracted Driving Law Bans Drivers From Using Handheld Devices

Despite the overwhelming evidence that using a phone while driving is dangerous, Virginia still doesn’t have a law in place that prohibits hand held cell phone use by drivers over 18. With that in mind, Virginia lawmakers have begun to discuss a newly proposed hands-free cell…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 28 Jan 2019

Proposed Virginia Distracted Driving Law Bans Drivers From Using Handheld Devices

It Can Wait: Drivers Who Use Cellphones Cause Irreversible Tragedies

A recent tragedy in a D.C. intersection stands as a reminder of the heartbreaking consequences that can result when someone chooses to use their phone while driving. On Dec. 19, 41-year old Gerard Derrick James hit and killed two pedestrians in an intersection while driving…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 14 Jan 2019

It Can Wait: Drivers Who Use Cellphones Cause Irreversible Tragedies

Are Tourist Duck Boat Companies Turning a Blind Eye to Passenger Safety?

A familiar sight in water-adjacent tourist destinations such as Washington, D.C. and other areas along the East Coast, duck boat tours take passengers on entertaining trips around and across lakes, bays and rivers in a vehicle that is based on or actually still is a…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 21 Dec 2018

Are Tourist Duck Boat Companies Turning a Blind Eye to Passenger Safety?