“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, many local news stories and to bloggers and social media posters. But while she makes herself endlessly available to anyone who publishes what she […]
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“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 against self-incrimination is paramount, it acknowledged the media campaign that Read has mounted. The judge decided that the campaign to influence the jury pool […]
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.
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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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 hit a sudden snag. “A month before the trial, we found out there is no judge,” Arrowood said. She’s now scheduled to have the […]
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. […]
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 […]








