In a case handed down by a Superior Court judge, it was ruled that the use of a Boston public school stairway to pass from the street to the MBTA was recreational, and therefore any negligence in maintaining the stairway was, by law, not the fault of the City of Boston.
Read MoreMassachusetts Attorney Neil Burns is honored to have been chosen as a 2014 Massachusetts Super Lawyer. This year marks the fourth consecutive year he has been voted as such. “It is a great honor to be chosen by my peers to this distinction,” Attorney Burns noted. The other attorneys on the Boston Super Lawyers list include many of Attorney Burns’ colleagues, “who are among the most hard working and effective personal injury lawyers in Boston and throughout the Commonwealth. Being in that camp pushes us to work harder for our clients to continue to deserve the distinction and privilege.”
Read MorePersonal injury attorneys enter into settlement negotiations with insurance defense trial attorneys all the time. When an experienced personal injury attorney has enough information to make a serious settlement demand, he or she presents the information to the insurance company. The conversations, or correspondence, are on behalf on behalf of their respective clients. The law has always been clear that none of the conversations, correspondence or even the fact that there has been communication, would be allowed into evidence. The jury hears the facts of the case, and not the respective sides’ positions on the case. It’s a simple “rule of evidence.”
Read MoreMs. Gallant had a personal injury case. The value was $20,000. Perhaps this was because of the liability limits coverage by an automotive insurance company. Gallant hired Attorney Joseph Cariglia, of Worcester, to represent her. At some point Gallant discharged Cariglia and hired another attorney. That second attorney settled the case for Gallant.
Read MoreA Guest Post from our friend Deborah Nelson at Nelson Boyd, PLLC Although we would like to be able to help everyone who contacts us, unfortunately, we just can’t. The following are several reasons why an attorney may not be able to help you and suggestions for how to avoid having an attorney turn down your case:
Read MoreNo. It’s not allowed. That’s the rule. But, of course, there are exceptions. If you have a serious personal injury case and need monies to live, the best way may be to find a law suit lender. We have written about law suit lenders because we worry about our clients being taken advantage by them.
Read MoreMany victims of personal injury are in need of monies to help run their lives while they miss work, and their medical bills start piling up. While an experienced and effective personal injury attorney will get them the best settlement or judgment that takes time. Even the best cases, with what seems like sure victory, it can take years. What can you do in the mean time? One answer is to take loans from third parties who specialize in financing lawsuits. This can be legal. However, there are many pitfalls as well.
Read MoreOur Massachusetts legal malpractice blog, http://www.boston-injury-lawyer-blog.com/legal-malpractice/, tries to give updates to the law. In addition, we have undertaken a study of all of the lawyer disciplinary matters in Massachusetts for 2008-2010 which was published in our website.
Read MoreBoston personal injury attorney Neil Burns was cited in the National Lawyers Guild’s monthly newsletter this December for his work on the Board of the Lawyer Referral Service. The referral service, a project of the NLG, has a mission of referring low and moderate income clients to attorneys in Boston and throughout Massachusetts. Attorney Burns’ office regularly accepts Massachusetts bankruptcy clients and Boston personal injury clients through the Lawyer Referral Service.
Read MoreOnce again, I thank my colleagues who have honored me with the nomination as a 2010 Massachusetts Superlawyer. Frankly, it is the lawyers that nominated me that are the super ones! The only path to this honor is first, and foremost, utmost attention to aggressively and zealously representing our clients interests.
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