BOSTON — Karen Read is seeking to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of her Boston police officer boyfriend until her criminal trial in connection with his death is done.
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Boston Police O cer John OʼKeefeʼs̓ family alleges C.F. McCarthyʼs̓ served alcohol to a
“visibly intoxicated” Karen Read before she purportedly struck and killed OʼKeefe.
Ina and David Steiner are suing eBay and others over incidents in 2019 when employees sent them threatening messages,
bizarre deliveries including live spiders and a funeral wreath, and tried to attach a tracking device to their car.JONATHAN
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At the beginning of February, the Senate passed a bill to end forced arbitration in sexual assault and harassment cases in the workplace. To better understand the importance of this, first, let us define “arbitration” and “forced arbitration”. Arbitration itself is defined as “a procedure in which dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties, […]
Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution methodology. A hired independent and objective mediator will go back and forth between the two sides to bridge the gap between demand and offer. The mediator (a judge, a private lawyer, or a trained mediator) acts as a conduit to see if the sides can come to an agreement. […]
2020 was unlike any year experienced before. We started the year involved in multiple trials between January and March. In fact, we successfully held a machine manufacturer accountable for the wrongful death of a husband and father of two (2) children under the age of six. Then, in March, we were scheduled to start another […]
As we continue to navigate through the unknown territory of court shutdowns and the Pandemic, access to justice for our clients remains the priority at DILLER LAW. Our attorneys have continued to move cases along by using new virtual methods that ensure clients do not get left behind. Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution methodology. […]
In the midst of court shutdowns and the ongoing pandemic, access to justice for our clients remains of high importance at DILLER LAW. Our attorneys have been continuing to move cases along by holding virtual depositions over Zoom, where witnesses answer questions to prepare testimony for trial. A deposition is a witness’s sworn out-of-court testimony […]
Our State has an access to justice problem since the Pandemic. Courts closed between mid-March 2020, and July 2020 for non-emergency matters. Going forward, there are concerns that our courts cannot accommodate jurors safely with social distancing requirements. Therefore, until we have a reliable vaccine, litigants may have trouble getting a trial by jury. The […]
As trial lawyers, there have been many times when we represent black clients in court and we stand before “a jury of their peers.” Those peers (and the judge), however, often look nothing like our clients. We fight as advocates to ensure that “all men are created equal” and that “justice is blind”. Unfortunately, we […]
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