Category: Legal Updates

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As a personal injury lawyer, I deal with car accident cases everyday. So I read with great interest recently about Elon Musk’s vision of creating a 1.14 mile underground tunnel in Hawthorne, California. Might a tunnel help minimize car accident personal … Continue reading

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Want to know one important reason to always contact our law firm after a Rhode Island personal injury such as a car accident? Time deadlines. Time deadlines that could keep you from making a case. There are many of them! In today’s blog, … Continue reading

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Wondering whether your Rhode Island doctor’s mistake may have risen to the level necessary to support a RI medical malpractice claim? At the Bottaro Law Firm, LLC, Mike Bottaro has experience in assessing and handling these cases. We are local here in … Continue reading

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In personal injury cases, witnesses provide important evidence towards winning your case. While “fact witnesses” may testify concerning firsthand knowledge of the facts surrounding a personal injury such as a car accident or slip-and-fall accidents, Rhode Island and Massachusetts law also … Continue reading

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After the rear panel of our client’s vehicle was hit by a car that fled the scene, personal injury attorney Mike Bottaro fought to achieve justice for his client. Providence Rhode Island Hit and Run Car Accident With Personal Injuries … Continue reading

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What are the best practices for selecting a jury in a Rhode Island personal injury trial? When our lawyers go to state court, it is important to know the law in impaneling a jury. Here are five practice pointers: Know … Continue reading

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Did you know that if you are injured on another’s property, you may have important legal rights? Property owners have a duty to keep their premises free from dangerous conditions. This area of the law is known as premises liability law … Continue reading

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Imagine yourself calling an Uber to take you and your friends to a bar in downtown Providence. The Uber arrives, but no one is driving. You and your friends are then driven around the city of Providence in a driverless … Continue reading

What if you are injured on someone else’s property by falling in a puddle of water caused by a leaky roof? You are wondering if you have a claim against the landowner. Then you find out that the same puddle … Continue reading

Despair driver after traffic accident

Drivers often assume that when they have a green light, and the right of way, they have no further duties when entering an intersection.  However failing to exercise due care at an intersection can lead to serious accidents and subsequent … Continue reading