New Hampshire and Massachusetts Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

The United States Department of Transportation announced its Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign against drunk driving during the holidays. According to the NHTSA, in 2012, 10,322 lives were lost due to drunk driving crashes, up 4.6% from 2011. During last year’s holiday season alone, 830 people died from drunk driving crashes. On average,…

Lebanon has been the center of fatal crashes and challenges to current laws in the past month. On December 7, 2013, Amanda Murphy, 24 and her finance, Jason Timmons, 29, both from Wilder, Vermont where traveling in their 2005 Ford Escape on I-89 in Lebanon when they were hit by a 2005 Chevrolet Pickup truck…

This week is the busiest travel period of the year with the Wednesday before Thanksgiving being the busiest travel day of the year. Due to the increased traffic during this period, it is no surprise that auto accidents are more frequent during this time period as well. On top of the regular traffic, this year…

In the mad dash to get this year’s greatest deals on Black Friday, take a moment to consider what you are purchasing and ensure that the product is safe and age appropriate. If toys are not age appropriate, the risk of injury and misuse increases. Other toys may have been recalled and you can easily…

What is Lead? Lead is a soft malleable metal. What are the Sources of Lead? Lead can be found in our environment including in the soil, in our water, and in the air. It has also been found in homes. Lead can be found in many household objects and products we use such as paint,…

October 7th through October 11th, the Network for Employers for Traffic Safety is sponsoring their Gear Up: Drive Safely to Work Campaign. The campaign focuses on driving safety, alterness, vehicle safety and also driver health. We will be promoting this campaign on our Facebook site throughout the week. Please like us on Facebook to receive these…

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey made news this week with their recent opinion in the Kubert et al. v. Best et al. case. In this ground breaking decision, the court determined that a send of a text message can potentially be held liable if an accident is caused by said text. Special…

For the past 35 years, our firm has handled numerous dog bites and attacks, some involving very serious and permanent injuries. Meanwhile, insurance companies have been loathing claims involving dogs because dog bite claims account for nearly one third of all homeowner insurance claims. Some breeds, such as the pit bull started to get a…

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month which runs each May did not get off to a good start in 2013. In New Hampshire alone in the first week of May there has been one motorcycle related death and two serious motorcycle related injuries. Last Friday in Rochester, New Hampshire, 52 year old Russell Brown was driving his…

With the warmer weather, more and more people are getting outside and on the roads with their bicycles and motorcycles. May is National Bike Month sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and is also Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month sponsored by the NHTSA. Typically when one thinks of bicycle and motorcycle safety, one often thinks of avoiding collisions…