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• Police Chief Kills Pit-bull

  Christina Cole | January 11, 2007 12:58 AM | 1 CommentNew Hampshire, NH

  The Kingston police chief fatally shot and killed a pit-bull that had bitten another person and lunged toward him.State Police say, Police Chief Donald Briggs, while responding to a call, saw a pit-bull attacking another dog that was leashed in the backyard. He tried to get the pit-bull off from the other dog. While trying to get the pit-bull off the dog, Briggs learned the pit-bull had...

• Dog Bite Law in New Hampshire

  Ed Van Dorn | July 05, 2007 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  The state of New Hampshire has a strict law concerning dog bites and attacks by domestic animals. Specifically the law says:NHRSA 466:19 Liability of Owner or Keeper. - Any person to whom or to whose property, including sheep, lambs, fowl, or other domestic creatures, damage may be occasioned by a dog not owned or kept by such person shall be entitled to recover damages from the person who owns,...

• Computer AC Adapters Recalled By Sony

  Chrissie Cole | October 29, 2009 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Sony is recalling VAIO Computer AC Adapters because they mail fail over time, posing an electrical shock hazard to users. The recalled AC adapter model is Sony VGP-AC19V17, which was supplied...

• Another Chinese-Made Toy Threatens Children in the United States

  Rob Curtiss | November 20, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  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...

• Fireworks and Personal Injury

  Ed Van Dorn | July 05, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Last night my community had its annual fireworks display to celebrate our Nation's independence. Fortunately I don't believe there were any incidents. Everyone went home happy and filled with fried dough and memories of the spectacle. But sadly, this is not always the case. Every year around this time we learn of serious injury or even death from fireworks mishaps. This morning I read about a...

• The Election Goes On After New Hampshire Primary

  Rob Curtiss | January 11, 2008 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Well, our first in the nation New Hampshire Primary has come and gone. We did ourselves proud by turning out in record numbers obviously aided by a unusually balmy January day. Today though, the candidates have left the state, presumably not to return until two have been chosen to square off in the general election. It is important for us to remember that we have not completed our duty as...

• Personal Injury Lawyers

  Ed Van Dorn | October 26, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  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....

• Medical Payments in Personal Injury Cases

  Ed Van Dorn | March 12, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  I just got a call from my partner who is on trial over in the federal district court. The lawyers for the insurance company are making all kinds of noise about medicaid paying the medical bills and they shouldn't have to, etc. He asked me to write up some closing comments he might share with the jury on this issue. And I thought I might share some of those comments with you. If you are covered...

• 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...

• Cornell University Staff Member Bitten by Dog

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 3:11 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  The Cornell University police are looking for the owner of a dog who bit a university staff member that now faces the prospect of precautionary rabies injections if it can't be determined the dog is properly vaccinated.Friday at approximately 10:21 am, the Cornell University Police Dept. received a complaint of a dot bite. The complainant, a male Cornell University staff member was bitten on...