November 18, 2015
How We Perceive Gun Safety and Car Safety
Which causes more deaths in the United States on average, guns or car accidents? Your answer was car accidents, by a lot. Right? Well, not exactly. According to a report on public health, there were 33,804 fatalities as a result of auto accidents in nationwide. The number of people who died from guns? 33,636. This…
October 27, 2015
Warwick Woman Who Slips and Falls Gets $100,000 Settlement
Laura S. Cameron, a lawyer at d’Oliveira & Associates, successfully obtained a $100,000 settlement from AIG Insurance Company for a Warwick woman who slipped and fell on a wet floor inside a department store in Warwick, RI. As a result, she suffered serious injuries that disabled her for months requiring surgery and physical therapy. The…
October 19, 2015
Personal Injury Claims and Gun Violence: What You Need to Know
The national discussion about gun control and gun violence always gets louder when there is a mass shooting. In the United States, mass shootings have been occurring with alarming regularity. However, a majority of injuries involving gun violence don’t involve mass shootings. They may involve street gangs or even random incidents, which still leave individuals…
April 2, 2015
Pawtucket Woman Gets $150,000 Car Accident Settlement
Attorney D. Robin Gouveia, from d’Oliveira & Associates, recently got a Pawtucket woman $150,000 settlement from the Harleysville Insurance Company, despite there being only $535 worth of damage to her vehicle from a rear end collision in Providence, RI. The vehicle she was in was rear ended by another driver and she suffered serious neck…
March 30, 2015
Newport County, RI Woman Collects $150,000 Settlement
D. Robin Gouveia, a personal injury lawyer at d’Oliveira & Associates’ Middletown, RI office settled a case on behalf of a Newport Country, RI client for $150,000 from Coca Cola Bottling Inc’s Insurance company Broadspire Global T.P.A. Ms. Gouveia’s client was passing a driveway entrance, when she was knocked out of her wheelchair. She suffered…
June 26, 2014
Johnston Personal Injury Attorney Talks about Types of Cases and Associated Compensation
As an area of practice, personal injury law intends to protect individuals and their property in circumstances where they have been injured or harmed through no fault of their own. Personal injury can occur any time, any place, and for any number of reasons. The most notable cause of personal injury is negligence, which is…
January 24, 2013
What Types of Car Accident Injuries Constitute a Personal Injury Claim?
Following an accident, one of the most prominent questions on victims’ minds is whether or not they are injured enough to pursue a personal injury claim. There is no hard and fast rule, and it will vary state to state—for example, if you are in a car accident in Pennsylvania, you are subject to limited…
January 22, 2013
Facial Injuries in Car Accidents
When you hear about facial injuries as they relate to car accidents most think about cosmetic injuries. Lacerations that require stitches tend to leave scars. To treat the scars it may take cosmetic surgery and some think that as medically not necessary. Unfortunately, injuries to the face can be much more serious than lacerations leaving…
July 18, 2011
Should You File an Accident Claim When a Family Member is Involved?
Is Suing a Family Member a Wise Idea? You never intended to get involved in a Boston car accident, much less with a family member. But sometimes, it’s unavoidable, and the emotional toll can be considerable if the family member was to blame. Many people are hesitant about bringing lawsuits when a family member is…
March 7, 2011
Have You Lost a Loved One Due to Someone’s Negligence?
The Law Offices of d’Oliveira and Associates, knows that if a loved one has died, you are devastated, overwhelmed, stressed, and scared. While we can’t turn back the hands of the clock and bring your loved one back, we can help. If a loved one has died through the negligence of another person, you and…