Latest New Hampshire Headlines
All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.H. Promises to Fix Workers’ Compensation Law for Contractors
Dec 7 2007 // New Hampshire state lawmakers from both parties said this week they hope to quickly fix a workers’ compensation law when they return to the Statehouse in the new year. Earlier this year the Legislature closed a...
N.H. Jury Finds Bike Week Organizers Not Liable in Accident
Dec 3 2007 // A New Hampshire jury has found that the organizers of Laconia’s Bike Week are not responsible for the injuries of two pedestrians who were hit by a motorycle during the 2004 motorcycle festival. Denise Cole and...
N.H. Firm High-tech Helmet Tracks Sports, Military Brain Injuries
Dec 2 2007 // A high-tech helmet invented by a New Hampshire company is helping football teams and the military learn more about head injuries. The helmet and sensors created by research-and-development company Simbex LLC in Lebanon,...
N.H. Court: Homeowners Exclusion Applies in Babysitter Molestation
Nov 18 2007 // A New Hampshire couple sued for negligence after their son molested children they were babysitting does not have coverage under their homeowners policy that has a sexual molestation exclusion, the New Hampshire Supreme...
GMAC Insurance Fined Over N.H. Mailing
Nov 12 2007 // GMAC Insurance has agreed to pay a $50,000 fine to settle charges that the company sent deceptive direct mail advertising to 22,000 New Hampshire residents last year. The state insurance commissioner said the mailing...
N.H. Court: Home Insurance Exclusion Applies in Babysitter Molestation
Nov 7 2007 // A New Hampshire couple sued for negligence after their son molested children they were babysitting does not have coverage under their homeowners policy that has a sexual molestation exclusion, the New Hampshire Supreme...
Court Suspends Rather than Disbars N.H. Lawyer for Insurance Fraud
Nov 2 2007 // A New Hampshire lawyer who admitted to insurance fraud has been suspended for two years. The Supreme Court punishment was longer than one conduct committee recommended for James Grew, but much less than that suggested by...
N.H. Construction Firms May Exempt 3 Executives from Workers’ Comp
Nov 1 2007 // New Hampshire construction firms may exclude up to three executives from their workers compensation policies, provided the executives do not actively work on construction sites, under a recent change in statute. The new...
N.H. Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Texting While Driving
Oct 31 2007 // A New Hampshire lawmaker wants the Legislature to send drivers a clear message: stop sending text messages while driving! Nashua Democrat David Campbell has filed the paperwork for a bill to ban two-handed texting or...
Do Medical Malpractice Screening Panels Lower Costs or Save Time?
Oct 14 2007 // A two-year-old New Hampshire law that was supposed to speed up the processing of medical malpractice lawsuits has slowed things down instead. The law created special screening panels designed to encourage people to settle...
Evidence v. Emotion: How Medical Malpractice Screening Panels Work
Oct 12 2007 // Not all medical injuries are malpractice. “It’s not easy to tell a patient, ‘You have a harm but it’s not anybody’s fault,”‘ says Marilyn Ashcroft, a medical injury screening panel...
N.H. Fire-Safe Cigarette Law In Effect
Oct 2 2007 // A law requiring cigarettes sold in New Hampshire be self-extinguishing kicked in Oct. 1. Self-extinguishing, or “fire-safe” cigarettes, are designed not to burn unless a smoker inhales. Supporters of fire-safe...
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Sep 24 2007 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its officers and directors for the 2007-2008 term. The new NAPSLO president is Mary Ellen Rozzell, who is with Continental/Marmorstein & Malone...
N.H. motorcyclist covered by auto policy
Sep 24 2007 // An auto policy’s uninsured motorist coverage is triggered for a motorcyclist killed by a hit-and-run driver after being thrown onto the roadway from his bike, which was not insured, according to the New Hampshire...
N.H. motorcyclist covered by auto policy
Sep 24 2007 // An auto policy’s uninsured motorist coverage is triggered for a motorcyclist killed by a hit-and-run driver after being thrown onto the roadway from his bike, which was not insured, according to the New Hampshire...
N.H. Governor’s Veto of Civil Lawsuit Damages Bill Upheld
Sep 7 2007 // The New hampshire Legislature voted this week to sustain Gov. John Lynch’s vetoes of three bills, including one that would have restructured the way damages are decided in a civil lawsuit. The House voted 254-65 to...
N.H. Court: Motorcyle Hit-Run Victim Covered by Auto Uninsured Coverage
Aug 30 2007 // An auto policy’s uninsured motorist coverage is triggered for a motorcyclist killed by a hit-and-run driver after being thrown onto the roadway from his bike, which was not insured, according to the New Hampshire...
N.H. Agents Re-elect George as President; Wainwright President-Elect
Aug 21 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc. elected its officers for 2007-2008 at its August 21 annual meeting. Judith George, of Contoocook, N.H. was re-elected president. George is vice president of...
N.H. Woman Faces Auto Fraud Charges
Aug 14 2007 // A 27-year-old Manchester, New Hampshire woman faces a court date later this month on charges she defrauded her auto insurance company. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says Inge Lasut filed a claim with Progressive Northern...
N.H. town scraps public event insurance requirement
Aug 6 2007 // Faced with a possible First Amendment lawsuit, selectmen in Jaffrey, N.H., have rescinded their new guidelines requiring people or groups holding events on town property to buy $1 million insurance coverage. The New...
