RI Lawyer: Know Your Personal Injury Terms!
July 29th, 2021
Involved in a car accident, slip and fall, or some other type of personal injury situation? You need to educate yourself to understand some basic terminology that we personal injury lawyers use and I will do that in today’s blog! What Type of Personal Injury Claim Do I Have? At the Bottaro Law Firm, we […]
RI And MA Boat Accident Personal Injury News: Bottaro Obtains $200,000.00 Settlement
March 18th, 2021
RI And MA Boat Accident Personal Injury News: Bottaro Obtains $200,000.00 Settlement Practicing personal injury law in Rhode Island and Massachusetts includes helping captains and passengers with boating accident claims. Recently, I was grateful to obtain a great settlement for my client whose center console failed during voyage. Rhode Island Client, Massachusetts Boating Accident With […]
Bottaro Law Recovers $500,000.00 Policy Limit Settlement For Loss Of Eye In Rhode Island Personal Injury Case
July 5th, 2019
When a worker suffered a complex and life changing personal injury, he contacted Bottaro Law and we got to work right away to achieve justice. The case involved a ruptured globe in our client’s eye during a work incident in Johnston, Rhode Island resulting ultimately in a personal injury involving the loss of his eye. […]
Federal Investigation Started in GM Due to Seat Belt Recall of 1.4 Million Vehicles
June 14th, 2019
In 2014, General Motors recalled 1.4 million vehicles – Chevrolet Traverses, GMC Arcadias, Buick Enclaves, and Saturn Outlooks for a seat belt issue. Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has started an investigation regarding the effectiveness of the recall remedy. There were four complaints about the recall – which was because a risk that […]
Rhode Island Personal Injury Law Update: Self Driving Shuttles Hits the Roads of Providence
May 22nd, 2019
Despite fatal car crashes and other personal injuries around the country, Providence Rhode Island has approved six autonomous transport shuttles. These shuttles will function like any other vehicle – waiting at crosswalks, stopping at lights, and breaking for any unexpected hazards. These vehicles will also have 30 different sensors, radars, and cameras that allow a […]
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Car Accident Lawyer Best Practices: Chrysler Recalls Dodge Dart Vehicles for Rollaway Risk
April 26th, 2019
Consumer Report has recently reported over 298,439 Dodge Dart sedans is being recalled. Dodge Darts from the model years 2013-2016 are being recalled due to a malfunction in the gear selector, resulting in the vehicle rolling away even if drivers think they have put their car into Park. This malfunction will still allow the driver […]
Rhode Island Car Accident lawyer Best Practices: Volkswagen Recalls more than 56K Cars
April 3rd, 2019
According to ABC News, Volkswagen is recalling over 56,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because of the rear coil springs. These coil springs can break without warning, causing the driver to lose control of their vehicles – inevitability resulting in a potential motor vehicle accident. The recall covers certain 2015 through 2015 Golf hatchbacks, […]
Rhode Island Personal Injury Law News: Electric Scooter And Electric Bike Accident Lawyer Tips
March 22nd, 2019
Last year, while at an out of state conference is when I first noticed the electric scooters and bikes taking over many of our cities. Since that time, I have been reviewing and now accepting Rhode Island and Massachusetts electric bike accident and electric scooter accident personal injury cases. Make no mistake – electric bikes […]
Rhode Island Liquor Liability Lawyer Tips: Social Host Laws
March 13th, 2019
Want to know what upsets a jury? In my experience as a Rhode Island personal injury lawyer, there is nothing a jury dislikes more than serious injury or death resulting from alcohol use in a drunk driver or other at fault person. Drunk driving has serious consequences, including wrongful death in some cases. At The […]
A Rhode Island Personal Injury Lawyer’s Take On Elon Musk’s New Tunnel
January 3rd, 2019
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 injury claims in Rhode Island and Massachusetts? Solving I-95 Highway Car Accidents In Providence […]
