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Beware of Exploding Beer Bottles

Unfortunately, the past few years have seen an increasing amount of fruit beers exploding out of their cans and bottles. Why is this happening, and how likely is it to happen to you?

By Thomas Curcio

/ 20 Jan 2022

Can I Sue a Company for Retaining a Negligent Employee?

With the country’s employers struggling with a national labor force down more than four million people, it is difficult to find workers. Fleet owners are saying they can’t hire enough drivers to meet the booming consumer demand in the trucking industry alone. However, despite the…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 2 Dec 2021

Can I Sue a Company for Retaining a Negligent Employee?

How Reflective Tape Regulations Can Reduce Nighttime Trucking Accidents

Nighttime driving presents additional dangers than daytime, partly due to lower visibility. This is especially true when large trucks are involved. Drivers have slower reaction times at night, and when they can’t see the entire outline of a commercial truck to gauge its size and…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 14 Oct 2021

How Reflective Tape Regulations Can Reduce Nighttime Trucking Accidents

Learn How Virginia Laws and Programs Are Focused on Distracted Driving

Distracted driving incidents have been steadily increasing over the past few years with no signs of slowing down. In fact, they have now surpassed even drunk driving as the leading cause of motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 22 Jul 2021

Learn How Virginia Laws and Programs Are Focused on Distracted Driving

Small Increase in Minimum Automobile Insurance Helps in More Ways Than One

One of several laws enacted in the 2021 Virginia legislative session that will benefit consumers is an upcoming increase in the minimum automobile liability insurance limits. Briefly, automobile liability insurance is the insurance that provides financial protection to you in the event you cause a…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 17 May 2021

Small Increase in Minimum Automobile Insurance Helps in More Ways Than One

Traffic Fatalities Increased During Pandemic Despite Decrease in Drivers

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in significant ways, and we have seen a difference in how we work and attend school. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 93% of households with school-aged children are engaged in some form of distance learning,…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 29 Apr 2021

Traffic Fatalities Increased During Pandemic Despite Decrease in Drivers

Understanding the Dangers of Defective Bike Products

All of us have pleasant memories of riding bicycles as kids, our first taste of speed and independence. For many of us, me included, the love of the bicycle and the freedom it provides has been a joy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 4 Mar 2021

Understanding the Dangers of Defective Bike Products

A Guide To Punitive Damages In Virginia Drunk Driving Cases

If a drunk driver injures you in a collision, the immediate aftermath of the accident may consume your focus. Once the dust settles and you consider legal action, you may wonder how much compensation you can seek.

By Thomas Curcio

/ 4 Feb 2021

A Guide To Punitive Damages In Virginia Drunk Driving Cases

Skidding On Icy Roads Complicates Car Accident Cases

The statistics are staggering. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, on average, 4,900 fatal car crashes occur on slippery roads in the U.S. every year.

By Thomas Curcio

/ 17 Dec 2020

Skidding On Icy Roads Complicates Car Accident Cases

Product Liability Lawsuits: Making Products Safer Benefits Consumers

Product liability lawsuits serve an essential purpose beyond just compensating a consumer injured or killed by a defective product. Such lawsuits force manufacturers into improving the safety of their products.

By Thomas Curcio

/ 19 Nov 2020

Product Liability Lawsuits: Making Products Safer Benefits Consumers

Distracted Driving Kills. It’s Time To Put The Cell Phone Down!

If you’re driving and your cell phone rings, what do you do next? We all know what the right answer is — ignore it until you’ve safely reached your destination — but data shows us that most Americans would pick up the phone. Per the National…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 5 Aug 2020

Distracted Driving Kills. It’s Time To Put The Cell Phone Down!

Don’t Let Snow and Ice Cause a Slippery Situation

During the winter months, an outing to a neighborhood store, mall or restaurant could quickly turn dangerous. If the weather produces snow and ice and it’s left to accumulate, the potential for a person to slip and fall increases greatly.

By Thomas Curcio

/ 6 Feb 2020

Don’t Let Snow and Ice Cause a Slippery Situation