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Brain Injury from Boston Car Accident

Massachusetts drivers and Boston area residents are involved in numerous car accidents every year. Unfortunately, some people are injured through no fault of their own. Many Boston area residents are injured in rear-end car accidents, and some people suffer brain injuries in these car accidents. The attorneys at the Boston office of the Law Office of Neil Burns have helped clients recover after they have been involved in a rear-end car accident and have suffered an injury, including traumatic brain injury.   Recently, a Boston area law firm reported the settlement of traumatic brain injury claim. The driver was stopped at a light when he was rear-ended by the defendant. The force of the collision caused the driver’s vehicle to rear-end the car in front of him. The driver alleged that, during the accident, his head hit the headrest forcefully. After the accident, the driver claimed that he was dazed and had neck pain and a headache. The driver continued to treat for his head injuries. All testing, including MRI’s and EMG’s were negative, meaning there was no objective test that showed an injury.   Eventually, the injured driver of the car went to a neuropsychologist, and a psychiatrist. Thus, while the his treating physicians opined that his medical conditions were permanent and causally related to the motor vehicle accident, the insurance companies expert testified that the driver’s injury was minor because he did not suffer a direct blow to the head, he did not suffer a loss of consciousness, and diagnostic testing was negative. He also said that the injured driver’s condition resolved within a few weeks after the collision. The insurance company also argued the driver suffered no lost wages because he suffered no lost time from work. The Boston law firm reported that the case was resolved at mediation, following discovery, and immediately prior to trial.   If you are injured in a rear-end car accident or any othe type of accident or collision, contact the Law Office of Neil Burns for an evaluation of your claim, and for someone who will fight for you.

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Injuries at Boston Hotels

Boston is a large tourist destination for people inside and outside of Boston, Massachusetts. As such, hotels in Boston are numerous, as are injuries resulting from those hotel stays. The injury attorneys at the Boston Law Office of Neil Burns can help if you are injured while staying in Boston, Massachusetts. Some of the injuries that occur while staying in Boston area hotels include falling in the bathroom or shower/tub areas.

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Timely Filing Massachusetts Auto Insurance Documents

A case filed in the Boston Municipal Court shows how important it is for Massachusetts residents to timely file all insurance documents following a car accident where you are injured. As a Boston car accident attorney helping those injured in car accidents, I cannot stress how important it is to contact an attorney as soon as practicable following the accident. Certain Massachusetts car accident insurance forms must be timely filed in order to preserve your claim, and the Personal Injury Protection form is one of those forms.

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Boston Fire Underscores Need for Renter’s Insurance

Boston experienced its largest fire in years, when a 9-alarm fire recently ripped through a residential building in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. The Boston injury attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns can help if you are injured in a fire or other catastrophic event. And while the Boston accident attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns can help you, rental insurance can also help take care of you and your belongings.

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Injury at Massachusetts Home Depot

A Massachusetts Court sitting in Worcester decided a case on March 22, 2010 involving The Home Depot and a person who was injured while shopping at the store. It is important to have a Boston personal injury attorney with extensive experience in handling injury claims at large retail stores, and the Boston Law Office of Neil Burns has been handling such claims since 1985.

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Suing Massachusetts Landlords for Injuries

You rent an apartment in Boston or another city or town in Massachusetts. When you are injured at your home, is it your landlord’s fault and can you sue your landlord? These are important questions that the Boston slip and fall attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns can help you decide. A recent case that happened in Brockton, Massachusetts shows that even though you may be able to sue your landlord, you must always prove certain legal elements in order to win. The attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns can help with the legal complexity of slip and fall cases.

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Attending Massachusetts Insurance Medical Examinations

In Massachusetts, the Boston Municipal Court’s Appellate Division decided the case of Cotton v. Hanover Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 13-010-1), in favor of the insurance company because the claimant failed to show up to two scheduled medical examination appointments. The Boston car accident attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns can help you navigate Massachusetts laws and rules regarding car accidents and insurance, which are numerous and can be complicated.

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Injury Claims In Massachusetts Must Be Timely Filed

As a Massachusetts resident, if you suffer an injury, you must timely file your claim. “A Boston resident, for example, would have to file their case at the appropriate court within three years from the time they knew about the injury,” notes Boston injury attorney Neil Burns, “if you fail to timely file, you lose your right to file, forever. If you’re injured, don’t delay in calling us.”

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