New Hampshire Personal Injury Updates

Lawyers are pushing laws to help ordinary Americans get their day it court. For years corporate friendly politicians have been whittling away the rights of citizens to bring claims for injuries caused by bad medicine, defective products and other corporate negligence. Now citizens, with the help of some lawyers and advocacy groups are fighting back. Heard any good lawyer jokes lately? How about...

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New Hampshire teen killed in car crash was not wearing seatbelt. It is especially important that young drivers and their passengers take all proper safety precautions. Last Sunday morning a high schoool student from Claremont, New Hampshire was killed in a car crash. Police say 17-year-old Aaron Branch was pronounced dead at the scene. The car he was riding in, driven by 17-year-old Eric Simino,...

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Often accident victims are so physically or emotionally incapacitated that they are unable to interact with their husband or wife the way they did previously. In situations like this the spouse of the injury victim has his or her own claim against the individual who caused the accident. The legal term for such a claim is loss of consortium. This means that the spouse of the injury victims has a...

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Safety officials have recently confirmed that another Chinese made toy, called Aqua Dots, presents a danger of harm to children. Aqua Dots is a bead toy whose coating contains GHB, the so-called date rape drug. Exposure to this drug has caused some children to vomit and/or become comatose.As personal injury lawyers we are committed to protecting people, especially children, from defective...

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Workerplace deaths are down in New Hampshire and all of New England. Employers and Government Agencies responsible for improving workplace safety should be diligent in preventing worker injuries and deaths. According to statistics released yesterday by the Boston office of the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics Workplace deaths declined in New Hampshire from 18 the year before to 14. This is...

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We often get calls from people with personal injury claims who are dissatisfied with the lawyers who represent them or have represented them. If the caller has a valid claim and a valid gripe against their present lawyer we will consider taking over the case. The real problem occurs when the case is already closed and the caller has accepted a settlement they felt was inadequate based on the...

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Studies show that hunters are seven times less likely to be involved in a hunting accident if they wear Hunter's Orange. Deer can't see the color, but other hunters can. Its hunting season again in New Hampshire. Every year a number of hunters are tragically injured or killed in unnecessary accidents. New Hampshire Fish & Game Department has hunter saftey courses through out the state. Hunter...

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In today's busy world there often seems to be more to do then we can possibly accomplish in a 24 hour day. Many people attempt to solve this dilemma by limiting the amount of sleep they allow themselves. The problem is that these sleep deprived people still drive and this may create a danger to the rest of us.In my career, I have represented several people who were very seriously injured by...

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The street I live on in West Lebanon, New Hampshire draws a lot of trick or treaters. My best estimate is that last night my wife and I were visited by over 300 assorted ghouls, ghosts, goblins, etc. I notice that our neighbors, in an anticipation of the onslaught all made sure to have well lit walkways to protect the children and their families from falling and getting injured. I'm sure some...

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Placing a value on a personal injury case involves a number of factors, many of which cannot be known at the beginning of the case. Any lawyer taking a personal injury case should be prepared to try that case to a jury if the insurance company is not willing to pay a fair and just settlement. Many lawyers belong to listserves. These are groups that share emails about legal topics of interest....

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