It is very common for people who are injured in auto accidents to have preexisting conditions or injuries. And accident can aggravate these injuries, causing pain you did not experience before or making the pain and disability worse. The insurance companies will try to use your preexisting conditions against you. They will try to claim…
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Why You Need Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
New Hampshire is the only state that does not require drivers to carry liability insurance. But state law does require that when a driver chooses to purchase liability insurance, it also includes uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage. This protects you and your passengers if you are in an accident with an at-fault driver who was not…
Brain Injury: Repairing Your Brain
The brain is still a medical mystery. After brain injury, medical intervention is often crucial to survival and to preserving brain function, but when it comes to healing and restoring function once you are stable, that’s largely done by the brain itself, not by doctors. Neuroscience is constantly evolving. We learn more everyday about how…
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim in New Hampshire?
Wrongful death law is different in each state. Typically, the administrator of the estate, or executor, or a family member such as a spouse, child or parent can bring a wrongful death suit. New Hampshire law allows anyone with a legal interest in the deceased person’s estate to file the wrongful death suit. Filing the…
Be Prepared to Enjoy Your Next Road Trip
Whether it’s spontaneous or planned for years, your road trip can get massively derailed without a bit of preparation. Even when carefully planned, the most obvious details are often forgotten in the excitement. Here are three often-forgotten tips for enjoying your next road trip. Check Ahead for Lodging Check out availability where you plan to…
Pedestrian Rights When Hit by a Car
If February 2019, USA Today reported that pedestrian deaths totaled just under 6,000 in 2017 for the second straight year. USA Today also reported that pedestrian deaths hit a 28-year high in 2018, according to new estimates that suggest the nation’s SUV boom is becoming increasingly deadly. The Governors Highway Safety Association indicated the number of pedestrian deaths…
Car Accidents Cause Mental Trauma, Too
Car accidents happen in a matter of seconds, yet they can leave people with years of physical injuries, pain, and recuperation. Loved ones are lost and the injured often lose time at work due to their injuries. In short, many lives are forever changed by the devastation that often accompanies a car accident. With all…
Car Accident Injuries: Herniated Disc
A herniated disc is considered a soft tissue injury. It can occur in your neck or back and it can cause severe pain and permanent disability. Insurance companies are notorious for disputing soft tissue injuries in car accident claims, trying to say that they do not exist, are not as debilitating as they really are…
Nearly 100 Women are Suing Walmart for Gender Discrimination
On February 1, 2019, two lawsuits were filed against Walmart naming nearly 100 women as plaintiffs. These follow a lawsuit filed in November of last year. The women who are suing include current and past employees, some who left the company as far back as the early 2000s. They accuse Walmart of gender discrimination including…
State Supreme Court Upholds Law Prohibiting Female Nudity on Beaches
The city of Laconia, New Hampshire has an ordinance on its books that bans both men and women from being nude in public. The ordinance expressly forbids females from showing their areolas or breasts. Men, do not face the same prohibition. Three women who were arrested after going topless at a beach in Laconia challenged…