New Hampshire’s Answer to Punitive Damages The term “punitive damages” has entered the mainstream, so most non-lawyers are familiar with the definition: essentially, monetary damages awarded by a jury for the purpose of punishing the defendant for egregious wrongdoing. Many people may be surprised to learn that punitive damages are…
Car accidents are one of the leading causes of serious personal injuries. Often, car accidents are caused by things like speeding, distraction, weather conditions, mechanical failure, or simply bad driving. Other motor vehicle accidents are caused by a driver’s intoxication. Drunk-driving accidents may result in extremely serious injuries, such as…
Until recently, the legality of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft in New Hampshire depended on where in the state you were. Different regulations in different cities and towns made it difficult for rideshare drivers to determine whether they were taking a risk of being fined. Recognizing this problem and…
Car accidents, or motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), are one of the most common sources of personal injury. In 2015 alone, over 35,000 people died in auto accidents in the United States. The number of less serious injuries is many times greater. The most recent data available indicates that in New…
As the popularity of ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft has risen over the past few years, so has the debate surrounding the controversial services. And with Uber extending its operation into Manchester in October of 2014 and subsequently expanding to cover most of southern New Hampshire, many residents may…
This blog is intended for informational use only. The information contained herein should not be construed as offering legal advice or a legal opinion. Anyone who has had a need to talk with or employ a lawyer knows that lawyers are not cheap; and the State of New Hampshire continues…
It is 2014 and that means that new laws take effect in New Hampshire. One change is that the speed limit on Interstate 93 has now increased from 65 mph to 70 mph starting between exits 17 and 18 to points north, excluding the Fraconia Notch stretch. Another law taking…
Personal injury cases, sometimes referred to by lawyers as tort cases, require proof of four (4) things: a duty to act in an reasonable way; a breach of that duty; that the breach of that duty caused injury; and that the breach of that duty caused damages, including medical injuries…
Driving while texting is banned in New Hampshire (see NH RSA 265:105-a), and yet we have all certainly either seen people driving while texting or seen the telltale signs that someone may be distracted while driving, such as the inability to maintain a safe speed, ignoring traffic lights, or failure…
There are changes in effect for the New Hampshire child restraint law. The current law requires that a child must be in a car seat until the child reaches the age of 6 or is 55 inches tall. Starting January 1, 2014, children will be required to use a car…