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28 ¦ JANUARY 4, 2021 VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

Amid Pandemic, Watertown Attorney Acted
Quickly for Client Injured in Car Crash

By Robert Storace

Nicholas Paranzino underwent neck surgery after his car was rear-ended in Windham in February. He recently

M settled the case for $100,000. Courtesy Photo
oving quickly and staying on top of his cli- And, Etemi said Monday, he did just that.
ent’s case soon after a car accident caused “In the climate of COVID, our goal was to help
that client to undergo neck surgery helped move the case along as quickly as possible. Knowing
plaintiff counsel Ron Etemi secure $100,000 follow- that insurance companies are taking time to delay
ing a February rear-end collision in Windham. settlements and delay litigation, it’s our responsibil-
Plaintiff Nicholas Paranzino, 68, had to wait sev- ity, as attorneys, to do everything in our power to
eral months for neck surgery during what was the move the case along to obtain the maximum value
beginning of the health pandemic in late February available for the case,” Etemi said.
and early March. Etemi, of Etemi Law in Watertown, Etemi continued: “The takeaway here was that
knew that it was important to move quickly for his we moved quickly after the surgery, which was
client to secure the $100,000 policy limit. not until the summertime. We got the medical

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