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Records Review Must Be Submitted to Like-Kind Practitioner

Boston and all Massachusetts practitioners licensed under Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 112 now have a recent Appellate court decision that alters reimbursement for auto accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents and all such cases reimbursed through PIP. The Appellate Division has changed the way Massachusetts insurers are allowed to submit medical bills for review and thus calculate amounts paid to providers. The attorney’s at the Boston Law Office of Neil Burns want our clients to stay current on changing PIP practices.

Massachusetts PIP Insurer’s Payment of Disputed Bill

Boston Municipal Court’s Appellate Division recently decided a Massachusetts case that changes the way collection of outstanding bills from PIP will now be handled. Handling personal injury, auto and car accident and injury cases throughout the Boston area, the attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns make every effort to keep providers current regarding changes to the law affecting their billing and collection practices and considerations.

Water Damage and Massachusetts Homeowner Insurance

Boston and its area suburbs in Massachusetts suffered substantial flooding during a six day period in May 2006. And a case recently decided in Essex Superior Court shows the need to make sure you fully understand all your insurance policies, including: car accident and injury insurance and homeowner’s insurance. The personal injury attorneys at the Boston Law Office of Neil Burns want to inform Massachusetts residents regarding their homeowner’s insurance policies. We deal with insurance companies every day, and we understand the complexity of insurance policies.

Massachusetts Consumers Informed of Baby Crib Recall

Our injuries to children ears perked up when we learned that over 11,000 drop-side cribs manufactured by Alexander Designs have been recalled, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Child Injured on Massachusetts Playground

In the Boston suburb of Reading, Massachusetts, a child was seriously injured in a

Texting Ban to go into Effect in Massachusetts

On October 1, 2010, the new law on texting while driving will go into effect. The Safe Driving Act, enacted by the legislature in June and signed into law by Governor Patrick on July 2, 2010, makes Massachusetts the 29th state to ban texting while driving. The fine is $100 for adults but $100 plus 60 days loss of license for juniors; the fines and time loss of license increases with each offense. The law forbids all drivers under the age of 18 to use cell phones. We have previously published an article on texting while driving.

Bostonians Scream For All Natural Ice Cream

The Jimmy Fund’s annual Scooperbowl is testament to Boston residents’ love of ice cream. The Massachusetts region is known to have a high consumption of ice cream related products, too. But you are what you eat. Keeping it all natural is certainly a healthy choice, even with ice cream. The

Massachusetts Parents Warned to Keep Babies Safe – Away From Sleeping Adults

In an effort to promote safety for our children, Massachusetts child injury attorney Neil Burns notes the following research reported in a British study. It was determined that there was a very high incidence of infant death among families that allowed their babies, average age 66 days old, to sleep in the beds with them. The incidence was higher when associated with alcohol or drug use by the parents. The physicians who undertook the study concluded that “many of the sudden infant death syndrome infants had co-slept in a hazardous environment.”

Massachusetts Homeowner Liable for Softball Game Injury

The Boston Red Sox are safe, but Massachusetts homeowners should beware. The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently found a Massachusetts homeowner liable when a houseguest was injured on their property after being struck by a ball from a softball game being played in their yard. The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns want Boston area residents to practice safe habits as the warm weather retreats, and realize that serious personal injuries can occur in homes, cars, and other areas where we tend to feel safe and perhaps let our guard down.

Massachusetts Child Injury Lawyers Mourn Death of Colleague

Ed Swartz, a senior member of the Massachusetts bar and longtime legal advocate for children, passed away this month in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Attorney Swartz was a personal injury trial lawyer who devoted much time and energy to preventing injuries to children. Each year he would publish a “top 10” list of dangerous holiday toys, as the “pioneer” of toy safety, according to consumer advocate Ralph Nader. Swartz was a trial lawyer who took on the biggest toy manufacturers.