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Last Entry: February 18, 2010 at 16:36:21

Police Officer Civil Rights Violations

Posted on February 18, 2010
Police Officer Civil Rights Violations It can be scary and overwhelming to be stopped by the police, arrested, or subjected to a police investigation. While the majority of police officers follow the law and do what is right, there are some rogue police officers who violate the civil rights of others...

How to Stop Bill Collectors Phone Calls

Posted on February 13, 2010
By Sergei Lemberg Sergei is a guest blogger and you can learn more about his services at http://www.stopcollector.com There are few things more daunting than being on the receiving end of a bill collectors? phone call. Although the law is explicit about what bill collectors can and can?t do during a phone call, the reality is that [...

Police Tasers Can be Dangerous

Posted on January 27, 2010
Police tasers are gaining popularity in police departments around the country. Police tasers were the topic at last month?s session of the Portsmouth Senior Citizens Police Academy. Police officers showed the seniors gathered at the meeting what a taser looks like and described how it is used in police work...

Woman Seriously Hurt in Injury Accident

Posted on January 16, 2010
According to recent reports out of Epping, New Hampshire, a woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle accident earlier this week. Route 125 reportedly had to shut down due to the personal injury auto accident. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where she still remains to be treated for her injuries...

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Excessive Police Force: A Problem in New Hampshire and Across the Nation

Posted on December 20, 2009
New Hampshire and Illinois have many things in common. In addition to snowy winters and wonderful people, both states share a concern over excessive police force. Chicago civil rights lawyers at Dolan Law Offices were concerned to hear about a case currently pending in the U...

NH Rollover Accident

Posted on November 10, 2009
A rollover accident that recently took place in New Hampshire reportedly severely injured one driver and took the life of another. This personal injury accident happened on October 12 on Interested 93. According to reports police were forced to shut down the interstate for an estimated five hours while an investigation as to what may have [...

Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed by Passenger in Accident

Posted on October 29, 2009
A personal injury lawsuit was recently filed against by a passenger who was recently in a car accident. The lawsuit has been filed against the driver of the car who was reportedly driving erratically before he crashed into a local New Hampshire store...

Extreme Snowmobile Rider Injured in NH Accident

Posted on October 23, 2009
Darryl Tait, 19 and an extreme snowmobile rider from Canada reportedly waved to a man in a wheelchair at a New Hampshire Rave-X freestyle show in New Hampshire. Moments later Tait jumped on his snowmobile to impress the large crowd with his tricks. However, the tricks suddenly turned harmful as her flipped through the air...

Trip to NH Turns Deadly

Posted on October 15, 2009
According to recent reports, a trip to New Hampshire for a family from Boston recently turned deadly when they were involved in a car accident. The three family members, as well as the man they collided with, were all instantly killed when their SUV reportedly crossed the center line on a New Hampshire road last weekend...

Truck Injures Man Crossing the Street

Posted on October 08, 2009
A New Hampshire man was recently injured after being struck by a pickup truck while he was crossing the street. The man, who is a resident of Dover, New Hampshire, has yet to file a personal injury lawsuit against the driver of the truck for the incident...

Three Injured in NH Car Accident

Posted on October 05, 2009
A morning commute turned ugly this past week in the state of New Hampshire when three people were injured after two cars collided on Route 155. No one was killed in the accident, which involved a Ford150 and Oldsmobile Achieva, however all three victims were rushed to a local hospital to be treated for their [...

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Girl Killed in Flood

Posted on October 01, 2009
A lawsuit was recently filed by the family of a little girl who was injured and killed in a flood while staying at a New Hampshire campground. The lawsuit has been filed against Amees Brooks Campground in Ashland. The family believes the campground staff could have taken preventative steps to ensure an accident such as [...

N.H. Worker Dies in Forklift Accident

Posted on September 23, 2009
A man from Concord, New Hampshire died in a forklift accident last Tuesday as his co-workers left work for the day. The man reportedly worked at Schnitzer Steel, which is a metals recycling plant, also known as Advanced Recycling. The Concord Police along with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are currently looking into the safety [...

Two Injured in NH Motorcycle Accident

Posted on September 17, 2009
According to recent reports two people were recently injured in New Hampshire as the result of a motorcycle crash. The accident occurred in the town of Milton late Sunday afternoon and no deaths were reported. A motorcycle reportedly collided with a truck and trailer, which was towing a boat...

Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed by Vidor Couple

Posted on September 12, 2009
A couple from Vidor recently filed a personal injury lawsuit against his former employer claiming they denied the man owed worker?s compensation. The man, who was formerly employed with an insurance company, is looking to be compensated for the wrongdoing...

Albany Golf Cart Ride Turns Deadly

Posted on September 08, 2009
Police are still investigating an accident involving a golf cart that ended up injuring one and killing another over the weekend. The crash involved a woman from Groveland, who was immediately killed when the accident occurred. The woman was reportedly riding with three other passengers in the cart, each of them endured injuries...

Boy Killed in NH Truck Accident

Posted on September 01, 2009
A little boy was recently hit and killed by a truck in New Hampshire. The accident reportedly occurred near route 102, which is a two-lane highway in Rockingham County. The name of the boy has not been released as his family is in deep mourning and wishes to keep as many details as they can [...

ATV Accident Takes Life of Teen

Posted on August 25, 2009
ATV accidents have become common among children and teenagers in the United States. Although riders are told to wear helmets and other safety while on the all-terrain vehicles, but many riders ignore this precaution and ride wearing little to no protection...

Baby Killed in Hiking Accident

Posted on August 20, 2009
An outdoor hike through nature recently took a dramatic and fatal turn in Franconia Notch State Park after an infant was killed by a falling tree. The day of the incident the family of the infant was taking an innocent outing until the unthinkable occurred...

Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Alexandria Women

Posted on August 17, 2009
Two former employees of the Indeck Alexandria Energy Center recently filed charges against the company claiming they were the victims of a hostile work environment. The charges have been filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the N...

Former Miss New Hampshire Killed in Car Accident

Posted on August 12, 2009
A fatal accident on Interstate 93 last week took the life of the former Miss New Hampshire. The well-known native was reportedly on her way to judge the Miss Stratham Fair Contest when another car driving rear-ended her car. The other vehicle involved in the car accident was reportedly a PT cruiser driven by Donald [...

Methuen Man Injured After Hit-and-Run

Posted on August 05, 2009
A man from Roxbury was recently arrested after his car reportedly smashed into another car on Interstate 93 in Andover. New Hampshire police say the man attempted to flee the scene of the accident, which happened on Monday, even though the hood of the car was up and the engine was on fire...

Trucking Company Aims to Recover Losses From Fatal Accident

Posted on August 03, 2009
In 2007 trucker Francis Hammond was driving down 1-93 when his truck reportedly plowed into Kimberly Kyle?s car, killing her six-year-old son. At the time of the accident, which occurred on the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border, Hammond was going less than 50 mph...

Doctor Forced to Take Classes After Patient Dies

Posted on August 02, 2009
A doctor from Nashua was recently fined and will have to take training class for four years after his patient died of a heart attack. The doctor reportedly admitted to wrongdoing and has agreed to the fines and classes, though his career has now been jeopardized...

Former Harrah?s Employee Files Asbestos Suit

Posted on July 30, 2009
A lawsuit was recently against Harrah?s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas by a former employer who claims he and his son became sick while at the resort. The suit, which was filed for $10 million, claims Harrah?s exposed Ernie Savannah and his three-year-old son, Nico to asbestos...

Occupants Win Lead Paint Cases

Posted on December 15, 2008
In two separate lead paint cases in Laconia, the occupants have won their cases. In the first, a child was poisoned by the lead paint while living in the home. The child, who was three years old when she moved to Cottage Street, was diagnosed two years later with lead levels in her blood of 25 [...

Winnipesaukee Boat Accident Operator Indicted

Posted on December 13, 2008
The Belknap County Grand Jury, according to an article in the Laconia Daily Sun, has indicted Erica Blizzard for two counts of negligent homicide and one count of aggravated driving as a result of an early morning boating accident on June 15th. Erica and two friends, Stephanie Beaudoin and Nicole Shinopules, were reported to be heading to [...

2.5 Million Dollar Auto Accident Settlement

Posted on December 11, 2008
The Union Leader has reported that Kim Kyle has settled her lawsuit for 2.5 million dollars for an auto accident in which her son Brendon was killed. On Valentine’s Day in 2007, she and her son had stayed in Lowell, Massachusetts because of a snowstorm...

Prescription Information Remains Confidential

Posted on November 19, 2008
An article in the Concord Monitor reports that the 1st U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston has upheld the constitutionality of a first-in-the-nation New Hampshire law that makes doctors’ prescription writing habits confidential. Shortly after the law took effect in 2006, IMS Health Inc...

$400,000 Verdict in Work Environment Case

Posted on October 08, 2008
According to articles in The Citizen of Laconia and The Concord Monitor, a federal jury last week awarded $400,000 to a drywall installation worker who claimed that the company she worked for had created a hostile work environment for a female employee...

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