Bottaro Law Blog

Our firm takes pride in staying up on the personal injury news and blogging on our client’s cases, and community initiatives. We hope you find these blogs helpful and look forward to helping you.

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The Bottaro Law Firm, LLC has many clients who are in need of getting their vehicle appraised and fixed after a motor vehicle accident. And unlike other law firms, we care about our clients getting the fair market value for … 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

As a jointly funded federal and state health insurance program for low-income individuals and families, Medicaid covers children, the elderly, blind, disabled, and other people who are eligible to receive federally funded assisted income maintenance payments. Additionally, Medicaid will cover … Continue reading

Our firm was very proud to lend “A Helping Hand” for local teachers and students. Watch the full story here:

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Since 1946 Meeting Street has fulfilled its mission of compassionately and innovatively empowering children and their families to thrive by fostering the development of the whole child. Meeting Street was originally established as a school to provide educational, therapeutic, and … Continue reading

Many people understand that when a claim is filed the end result could be litigation if there is not a settlement earlier in the process. However, many people don’t realize that another solution besides litigation is arbitration. Arbitration is an … Continue reading

When a case goes to trail both parties want to have credible witnesses. Witness credibility is important because it can make or break a case and influence the jury’s decision. To determine if your witness is credible you should look … Continue reading

Removal refers to the transfer of a civil action from state trial court to federal district court. Although the plaintiff is normally the master of the complaint and gets to choose what forum to file suit in, the defendant also … Continue reading

The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) is a federal law that “provides for the payment of compensation, medical care, and vocational rehabilitation services to employees disabled from on the job injuries that occur upon the navigable waters of … Continue reading

The Jones Act, originally named The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, was designed to protect merchant mariners within the United States after World War I. According to the Transportation Institute, the Jones Act imposes four primary requirements on vessels carrying … Continue reading