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What You Need To Know About Those Electric Scooters Zooming Around Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia residents are embracing the movement toward simple, accessible and inexpensive transportation and electric scooter companies have responded by rolling out electric scooters in several NOVA cities. Electric scooters, or e-scooters, are extremely convenient because they are dockless.

By Rakin Hamad

/ 28 Aug 2019

What You Need To Know About Those Electric Scooters Zooming Around Northern Virginia

Virginia’s Revised “Move Over Law” Aims to Protect First Responders

By being among the first to assist at the scene of emergencies, first responders such as paramedics, police officers, and firefighters play a crucial role in keeping the public safe. While many recognize that being a first responder comes with risks, however, few stop to…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 8 Aug 2019

Virginia’s Revised “Move Over Law” Aims to Protect First Responders

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

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

Accidents Remind Motorcyclists to Stay Safe on Mountain Rides

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s 469-mile stretch of scenic beauty and winding roads draws in over two million visitors in October alone. With this in mind, motorcyclists need to take extra precautions when traveling through the area due to the massive influx of leaf-peeping visitors that…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 21 Nov 2018

Accidents Remind Motorcyclists to Stay Safe on Mountain Rides

Why Are Pedestrian Fatalities at an All-Time High?

Recently, four pedestrians were killed in Washington D.C. within a 36-hour window. More than a tragic coincidence, these victims contribute to a troubling pattern of rising fatality rates among walkers throughout America. The Washington Post reports that pedestrian death rates in the U.S. have seen…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 16 Oct 2018

Why Are Pedestrian Fatalities at an All-Time High?

Do Pursuit Chases by Authorities Create a Public Risk?

This past July, a wrong-way, head-on accident with injuries was the result of what was initially just a simple traffic stop by authorities in NW D.C. It all began when a uniformed officer with the Secret Service spied a Chevrolet Sonic driving the wrong way…

By Thomas Curcio

/ 3 Oct 2018

Do Pursuit Chases by Authorities Create a Public Risk?