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Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal
Vol. 15, No. 6 | Our mission: Vitalize the next generation By Marc A. Diller
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Diller Law Partner Responds to Judge’s Ruling Allowing Punitive Damages for eBay Harassment Victims
“The Steiner’s always believed what happened to them was not only egregious, but scary. Scary that an American corporation can engage in a campaign of terror against innocent people who simply [...]
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EBay Must Face Punitive Damages For Some Stalking Claims
By Rachel Scharf, LAW360 A Massachusetts federal judge held Friday that a pair of bloggers can pursue punitive damages from eBay Inc. on some of their civil claims over an [...]
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Lawyer argues Karen Read using 5th Amendment as ‘sword and shield’ in O‘Keefe lawsuit
Karen Read sits at the defense table between her attorneys on May 21, 2024, during her murder trial at Norfolk County Superior Court. (Pool Photo by Matt Stone/Boston Herald) By [...]
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O’Keefe Family: Read’s Ever Changing Stories Don’t Match the Truth
“Karen Read has told many stories about the 2022 death of our beloved John O’Keefe in extensive interviews for two-hour network news specials, a two-part series in a glossy national magazine, [...]
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Diller Law’s Response to the Court Order Delaying O’Keefe Estate’s Civil Trial
“We respect the court’s decision and its legal rationale for staying a civil matter during a pending criminal case against Karen Read. While the court ruled that Read’s Fifth Amendment right [...]
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Karen Read seeks delay in wrongful death lawsuit until her trial on murder and other charges is done
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 [...]
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Canton bar denies claims in wrongful death suit from John O’Keefe’s family
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.
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eBay employees harassed them over their reporting. Now the company wants their sources.
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 [...]
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Safety
Safer Boston Streets for Bikers, Walkers and Bus Riders
This summer, Boston began work on their Boylston Street Better Bus and Bike Lane project. The project is part of an extensive plan over the next three years to transform Boston’s [...]
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As Mass. courts work through pandemic backlog, judicial vacancies add extra complications
By Sean Cotter Globe Staff Five years after attorney Lisa Arrowood filed a medical malpractice lawsuit, the case still hasn’t gone to trial. She came close in August, but the case [...]
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Product Recalls Products Liability Public Health
Are Stanley Tumblers Unsafe?
Recently it has been confirmed that the extremely popular Stanley tumblers contain lead. Buzz began on social media about there being lead in the tumblers and Stanley responded to the claims [...]
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Ask Dr. John – Post-Traumatic Knee Injuries
Diller Law has helped clients who have had post-traumatic knee injuries. There are a wide array of injuries that can occur to the knee, and we know how severe some may [...]
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Consulting Tips
Using Focus Groups to Develop Trial Strategies
As lawyers, we think we know the answers. In fact, clients hire us to deliver answers and/or results. One of the biggest mistakes that trial lawyers make, however, is assuming jurors [...]
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Ask Dr. John – Cervical Spine Injuries
Diller Law has had many clients come to us with injuries to their cervical spine. We know these injuries can be serious and that there is an array of treatments available [...]
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Premises Liability Safety Vehicle Accidents
The Dangers of Wet Leaves
I’m sure we all love the beautiful signs of fall time in New England – the temperature cooling down, the apples growing on the trees, and leaves changing color to create [...]
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Drunk Driver Vehicle Accidents
Bar Goes Down with the Drunk
Can the Bar that served the drunk driver involved in my accident be held responsible? Yes. In Massachusetts we have what is called Dram Shop Law, and under that law [...]
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Product Recalls Products Liability Safety
Giro Merit Helmets Recalled for Risk of Head Injury
Bell Sports, a subsidiary of Vista Outdoor, is an American maker of bicycle and motorcycle helmets. Recently, Bell Sports recalled Giro Merit helmets due to risk of head injury. Giro is [...]
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Drunk Driver Safety Vehicle Accidents
Three Types of Distracted Driving in Massachusetts
According to the Center for Disease Control, nine people in the United States are killed every day in crashes that reportedly involve a distracted driver. In Massachusetts alone, there have been [...]
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Inspiration
All-Star Tip: Embrace adversity
By Marc Diller, written for Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Why do Plaintiffs’ trial lawyers fear that jurors will judge unfavorably our clients’ pre-injury adversities? It’s time we embrace our clients’ hardships [...]
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Product Recalls Products Liability Safety
Fisher-Price Recalls Product for the Second Time
In April 2019, Fisher-Price, recalled their popular “Rock ’n Play Sleeper” after over 30 infant fatalities occurred. These fatalities were reported to be the result of infants rolling from their back [...]
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Premises Liability Safety
Icy Conditions Create Slip & Fall Hazards
With the cold and icy New England winter weather quickly approaching, there is a greater risk for slip and fall on ice accidents to occur. According to the CDC about 1 [...]
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Safety Uncategorized Vehicle Accidents
Increase in Pedestrian-Related Accidents
October is National Pedestrian Safety month, and we know that pedestrians involved in motor vehicle accidents can not only suffer serious injuries but also incur significant medical expenses and lost wages [...]
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Uncategorized
Multiple Recent Construction Site Accidents in Boston
In the past year and a half, more than half a dozen construction site accidents occurred in the Boston area, resulting in several construction workers’ injuries and deaths. The most recent [...]
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Safety Vehicle Accidents
Changes the MBTA Must Make to Ensure Safe Transportation
Keeping its passengers and employees safe while riding the trains is one of the main responsibilities of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Association (“MBTA”), and when it fails to take proper safety [...]
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Safety
National Safety Month: Increase In Workplace Fatalities
June is National Safety month, and one topic that is highlighted throughout the month is safety within the workplace. Job-site safety falls under the jurisdiction of OSHA, the Occupational Safety and [...]
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Safety
Dorchester Man’s Arm Trapped in MBTA Subway Door – Leads to his Death
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a semi-public entity, but that does not mean it is relieved from being held accountable when injuries to the public occur. Early morning on [...]
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Products Liability
Abbott Nutrition’s Voluntary Recall is Not Enough
After multiple infant deaths and/or infections allegedly caused by unsafe baby formula, Abbott Nutrition recently issued two voluntary recalls of its powder formulas made in its manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan. [...]
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Diller Law News
Ending Forced Arbitration
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, [...]
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Ask Dr John Medical Treatment
Ask Dr John – The Development of Occipital Neuralgia after a Concussion or Whiplash
Occipital Neuralgia is a pain condition affecting the nerves that provide sensation to the back of the head. Occipital refers to the back of the head and neuralgia refers to pain [...]
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Products Liability Uncategorized
Gerber and Beech-Nut Called Out For Not Recalling Products Containing Heavy Metals!
Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., spoke out. “Today’s report reveals that companies not only under-report the high levels of toxic content in their baby food but also knowingly keep toxic [...]
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Ask Dr John Esq – An Updated Classification of mTBI and Concussions
In a previous article, we discussed the important topic of concussions (also known as mild traumatic brain injury or mTBI) and their incidence, mechanisms of injury, and signs and symptoms. We [...]
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Ask Dr John Public Health
Ask Dr John Esq – COVID-19 Outbreaks at Nursing Homes – A Source of Legal Inquiry and Question of Organizational Responsibility
Long-term care facilities, or nursing homes, are responsible for delivering safe care to their elderly residents. Typically, residents have neither the physical ability nor mental capacity to live independently. Residents rely [...]
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Products Liability
Holding Amazon Accountable for Selling Hazardous Products
The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) recently sued Amazon in an attempt to force the company to take responsibility and recall hazardous products being sold on their website, Amazon.com. The committee [...]
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