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Attorney-Client Privilege Explained

Attorney-client privilege protects certain confidential communications between a lawyer and a client from forced disclosure in court or another legal proceeding. The protection encourages people to speak candidly with counsel, allowing [...]

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Safety Vehicle Accidents

Vacation Road Trip Safety Tips

Planning a road trip?  Every time you get behind the wheel, you share the road with other drivers who may not always make safe choices. Understanding common risks and practicing defensive [...]

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Public Health Safety Uncategorized

Water Safety Tips for a Safer Massachusetts Summer

School is out, the weather is warm, and families throughout Massachusetts are spending more time at swimming pools, beaches, lakes, water parks, and summer camps.  While these activities are meant to [...]

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Personal Injury Vehicle Accidents

What to Do After a Car Accident in Massachusetts: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn the steps to take after a Massachusetts car accident, from reporting the crash and dealing with insurance to protecting your legal rights.

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Dog Bite Personal Injury Premises Liability Product Recalls Products Liability Vehicle Accidents

What Is Strict Liability? When You Can Sue Without Proving Negligence

Learn what strict liability means, when negligence is not required, and how dog bites, defective products, and dangerous activities can lead to compensation.

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Insurance Personal Injury Vehicle Accidents

PIP Insurance in Massachusetts: What It Covers, How to Claim It, and When It Runs Out

Learn how Massachusetts PIP insurance works, what it covers, how to file a claim, and what happens when your benefits run out.

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Medical Treatment

What Is the Difference Between Medical Negligence and Malpractice? A Plain-English Guide for Massachusetts Accident Victims

Learn the difference between medical negligence and malpractice, how Massachusetts law treats these claims, and what it takes to prove liability.

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Safety

Summer Safety: Avoiding the Season’s Most Serious Injuries 

Summer is filled with vacations, outdoor activities, family gatherings, and time spent enjoying the outdoors. Unfortunately, despite the fun, there are also risks of serious accidents and catastrophic injuries. While many people view these incidents [...]

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Diller Law News

Becoming A Doctor or Lawyer? An Interview With Dr. R. John Naranja Jr., M.D., J.D.

Jonjy Ananth Interviews Dr. R. John Naranja Jr., M.D., J.D. on WCUW Community Radio 93.1 FM When considering his career choice, Dr.John Naranja, an orthopaedic surgeon and personal injury attorney, had [...]

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Drunk Driver Vehicle Accidents

Drunken Driving Responsibility

According to the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (“MADD”), every two minutes someone is injured in a drunk driving crash and every 51 minutes, someone is killed by a drunk driving [...]

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Safety Vehicle Accidents

Distractions, Teenagers, and Car Crashes

Research Shows Distracted Driving is Four Times Worse Than Estimated How many of us worry about safety knowing that there are teenagers behind the wheel of a car? This younger generation [...]

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Bicycle Safety Safety Vehicle Accidents

Sharing the Road This Spring: Safety Tips for Motorists, Bicyclists, and Motorcyclists

As the springtime comes and temperatures rise, so does the number of cyclists and motorcyclists on the road.  Spring riding season often brings a measurable increase in severe and catastrophic injuries [...]

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Safety Vehicle Accidents

Snow on Your Roof: A Serious Road Hazard

After a snowstorm, finding your car covered in snow can be frustrating. Many drivers may quickly clear the windows and windshield but leave snow on the roof or other areas of [...]

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Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal – February 2025 Vol. 15, No. 9

Vol. 15, No. 9 Law Without Light By Thomas M. Bond

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Vehicle Accidents

More Car Crashes Happen During the Fall Season

Many people assume winter is the most dangerous season for driving, but in many states, fall actually poses the greatest risk – resulting in more car crashes than any other time of year.  According to a CARFAX [...]

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Dog Bite

Dog Bites & Other Animal Attacks

Medical Needs—if you are injured by a dog or animal attack, the first and most important thing to do is seek proper medical care, particularly if you have been bitten.  Make [...]

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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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Diller Law News

Virtual Depositions

In the midst of court shutdowns and the ongoing pandemic, access to justice for our clients remains of high importance at DILLER LAW. Our attorneys have been continuing to move cases [...]

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Bicycle Safety Safety

Bicycle Safety Q&A

As the weather gets warmer, we love to see more and more people biking throughout the city. Whether it’s commuting to work or school, cruising around town or getting in some [...]

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Safety Vehicle Accidents

Safety Tips About Hydroplaning

Spring showers bring May flowers, but those rain showers also bring risks.   With all of the rain that comes during the spring season, road conditions can be affected – which can [...]

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Drunk Driver Safety Vehicle Accidents

Don’t Drive Distracted: The 3 Types of Distracted Driving

Distracted driving is defined by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration as “any activity that diverts attention from driving.”

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Ladder Safety Premises Liability Safety

Ladder Safety: On the Job Site and at Home

Ladders are common tools found in both homes and workplaces, but did you know they can be dangerous?  Each year, thousands of people are injured from falling off ladders. It is [...]

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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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Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal – February 2025 Vol. 15, No. 7

Vol. 15, No. 7 There’s no substitute for practice By Marc A. Diller

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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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