We have been practicing law in Boston and throughout Massachusetts since 1985. I have represented clients in District Courts, Superior Courts, the Appeals Court, Housing Court, Probate Courts, Federal Bankruptcy Court and the Federal District Court.
Sitting in Boston, the Massachusetts Senate passed a safe driving legislative package that bans texting while driving, requires elderly drivers to submit to license testing, and prohibits junior operators from both texting and talking on a cell phone while driving. The attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns have represented hundreds of plaintiffs injured as a result of unsafe driving.
Read MoreIn the Boston suburb of Plymouth, Massachusetts the overheating of a Hewlett-Packard Co. laptop is being blamed for a house fire that destroyed John Norrie’s home and seriously injured Mr. Norrie as he escaped the fire.We always promote safety, and represent clients injured in product liability cases Law Office of Neil Burns. You can keep safe by following and staying up to date on recent product recalls: Product Recalls.
Read MoreBoston’s Big Dig tunnels are being called into question regarding safety whereas accidents involving the tunnel’s handrails have been linked to the deaths of seven Massachusetts residents.
Read MoreThe Boston Municipal Court, and all Massachusetts District and Housing Courts have implemented important changes to small-claims procedure effective October 1, 2009. The Law Office of Neil Burns knows the importance of keeping up to date with rules, practices and procedures. These changes create new burdens and, in some instances, pose dangers for small-claims plaintiffs.
Read MoreThere is a provision in the Massachusetts wrongful death statute regarding punitive damages for “malicious, willful, wonton or reckless conduct.” Massachusetts wrongful death attorney Neil Burns has used this portion of the law to secure personal financial information from the defendants; and to pressure insurance companies to pay a fair value to victim families..
Read MoreBoston and all Massachusetts drivers will continue to see managed auto insurance competition in the state. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance’s decision to temporarily exempt auto insurance companies that are new to the Bay State from having to cover high-risk motorists. The Massachusetts Division of Insurance recently allowed managed competition as a way to allow auto insurer companies to compete for good drivers, giving consumer more choices than ever before. The argument is that competition results in better rates for better drivers across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Law Office of Neil Burns wants to inform Massachusetts residents that they should now compare auto insurance rates before buying or renewing their auto insurance policy.
Read MoreIn the Boston suburb of Plainville, Massachusetts, a mother recently filed a lawsuit following the death of her teenage daughter. There are serious risks associated with underage drinking. The Law Office of Neil Burns is dedicated to keeping our children safe, and in zealously representing families whose child suffers injury or death.
Read MoreMassachusetts persons hit and injured by cars are covered by auto insurance. Recently, the District Court in the Boston suburb of Newburyport recently decided that a pedestrian does not actually need to be struck by the automobile in order to recover from the auto insurer. “While this case is not yet controlling,” notes Boston accident and pedestrian injury attorney Neil Burns, “it still provides some nice clarity into when pedestrians can recover from auto insurance.”
Read MoreMassachusetts and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security located in Boston, recently announced the third annual “Dance. Don’t Chance.” video contest, and is encouraging all Massachusetts juniors and seniors to participate. In representing children injured in automobile accidents, The Law Office of Neil Burns is encouraged that Massachusetts continues to promote childhood safety. Contestants are asked to write and produce one-minute videos that promote safe driving by discouraging speeding, drag racing, distracted driving (such as texting or iPod use) and underage drinking.
Read MoreOn highways outside of Boston and Route 128, Massachusetts raised the posted speed limit to 65 miles per hour. This was a result of legislation passed in 1995 whereby Congress allowed Massachusetts and other states to raise the posted speed limit. The Law Office of Neil Burns has represented hundreds of individuals injured as a result of speeding vehicles. Massachusetts raised the posted speed limit to 65 mph first on the Massachusetts Turnpike. President Richard M. Nixon established a 55 mph national speed limit on highways during the oil crisis in the 1970s to reduce the country’s reliance on imported crude oil. He signed the legislation on Jan. 2, 1974. Thus, some 20 years later, states were then able to set their own speed limits.
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