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• Accidents on New Hampshire Highways

  Ed Van Dorn | October 03, 2007 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  More distressing news from New Hampshire highways. Edward Bailey was driving south on route 293 in Bedford when a pick up driven by Jason Lambert of Goffstown struck him head on. The Lambert vehicle was going the wrong way on this limited access highway. Lambert was arrested after the accident and charged with drunk driving. Bailey was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. For more see...

• O.J. Simpson Owes Victims' Families Over Thirty Million Dollars As A Result Of A Civil Judgment

  Rob Curtiss | September 27, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Many of us are aware O.J. Simpson is back in the news as a result of criminal charges filed against him in Las Vegas. Most of us also know that the former football star was acquitted at his murder trial. What fewer people realize is that the families of the murder victims, Simpson's former wife, Nicole, and Ron Goldman, brought a civil suit against him for money damages. This civil trial ended...

• Medical Malpractice Cases Rarely Have Quick Resolutions

  Rob Curtiss | September 27, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  I often get calls from people who believe they have been the victims of medical negligence. Often these individuals will tell me that they don't want to launch a full scale malpractice suit. Rather, they only want the doctor or hospital to admit the mistake and to pay for their medical treatment related to the malpractice in the future.Unfortunately, these cases rarely resolve so easily....

• Accident Related Worker Deaths

  Ed Van Dorn | September 20, 2007 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  In the year 2006, 5,703 people died while at work. Most of them died due to work related accidents. Most of these accidents could have been avoided. See the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website for more detailed information. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor is urging legislation that will improve workplace safety. But we all know how Congress works. For every...

• Serious Car Accidents

  Ed Van Dorn | September 14, 2007 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  In a matter of seconds a serious car accident can turn your life upside down. The American National Standards Institute has a valuable on line manual containing a wealth of information about motor vehicle accidents. But in the meantime for the victim: All at once you face serious injuries, enormous medical bills and becuase you can't work its uncertain how they will be paid. You can no longer...

• Personal Injury Claims and Insurance Companies

  Ed Van Dorn | September 11, 2007 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  In the movie "Sicko" there is a scene where Ehrlichman says to Nixon: "The less care they give 'em, the more money they (the insurance companies) make." That is the universal truth concerning all insurance companies. Witness the insurance industries miserable performance in covering the claims from Hurricane Katrina. And even in the 9/11 tragedy some insurance companies have made desperate...

• Motor Vehicle Accidents and Neck Injuries

  Ed Van Dorn | September 11, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Anyone who has been unfortunate enough to have been in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a serious neck injury knows that insurance companies will most often assume that the victim is exaggerating the extent of the injury and try to down play the case. This is so even though study after study has demonstrated that serious neck injuries can occur in motor vehicle accidents even at lower...

• How Much Time Do You Have to Bring a Claim - Contact a Lawyer

  Rob Curtiss | September 07, 2007 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  If you are injured in a accident through the fault of another one reason to obtain legal advice is to ascertain how much time you have to bring a claim. Many people think they have years before they have to worry about bringing a lawsuit. However, depending on who is at fault for your injuries you may have to provide notice of your claim within months of the incident. So it is always best to...

• Automobile Accident Victims Often Suffer Lasting Depression

  Rob Curtiss | September 07, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  In addition to any number of physical injuries, victims of automobile accidents often suffer depression or related emotional difficulties. Often the depression is caused in part by the victim having to adjust to accident related physical limitations. A recent study concludes that depression sufferers often feel worse than individuals with chronic physical ailments. Insurance companies are...

• The Death of Princess Diana and Automobile Accident Fatalities

  Rob Curtiss | August 31, 2007 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Recently, the world marked the tenth anniversary of the tragic death of Princess Diana. Diana is only one of a number of celebrities who were killed in car accidents - the list also includes actor James Dean, Princess Grace of Monaco, and author of Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell.In my career I have represented the estates of several people who were killed in car accidents. Although they...