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CURSE OF KING TUT
‘… Cursed Be He Who Moves My Bones’ When George Herbert, a British earl, dropped dead just months after financing the excavation of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 — and was one of the first to enter it — stories quickly circulated that his demise was due to a curse unleashed by Tut for Herbert’s desecrating ways. A thrilling explanation, but not a likely one. For one thing, Herbert was already in poor health prior to the discovery of Tut’s...Read More
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PHANTOMS OF THE ROADS
A “phantom driver” is a driver who is the cause of an auto accident, but their vehicle doesn’t make contact with any other vehicle. Perhaps this phantom driver abruptly pulls onto the highway quickly and cuts across lanes of traffic and other drivers have to brake hard to avoid a collision and themselves get rearended, but the phantom just drives away. Following the chaos of a crash, the phantom driver is long gone. Some phantom drivers exit the area without...Read More
BANKRUPTCY SCAMMERS
According to the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), a recent scam occurred in which con artists targeted people around the country who had filed for bankruptcy or who were just getting started in the process. As part of the ruse, the scammers used software to trick Caller ID systems into displaying caller info that appeared to be that of the consumer’s bankruptcy attorney. Victims of the scam would then be instructed to immediately wire money to satisfy a...Read More
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION – Franklin, NH
Seufert Law Firm gives their annual donation to the Franklin VNA & Hospice Ball
GINKO TREE 2024
Look at these beautiful pictures our staff member Saralee Reynolds took of our Ginko Tree this past week. Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as Ginkgo or Gingko, and is also known as the maidenhair tree. This originated and is native to China and East Asia. It first appeared over 290 million years ago, there are very few around the State of New Hampshire. When the leaves decide to fall, they all come down in one day, the tree located on Seufert...Read More
Sporting Injuries
Injury to a spectator at a professional sporting event is not all that uncommon. For some injuries, the legal doctrine of “assumption of risk” kicks in. For instance, anyone attending a baseball game knows a foul ball entering the stands is a possibility. Your ticket stub, warning signs, and the public address announcer will stress the point as well. So foul balls, wayward hockey pucks, and an occasional basketball player winding up in your lap are situations for which you...Read More
WORKING TOWARD LABOR DAY
In the late 19th century, U.S. industry was booming. Millions left their farms and moved to the cities to work in factories, mills, stockyards, shipping centers, mines, and railroads. However, 80-hour workweeks, low wages, few days off, and dangerous work environments eventually became a pressure cooker. Labor unions formed to improve workers’ lots. Two strains of pushback developed, and Chicago was a flash point. Some were content to fight for worker unionization and improved pay and working conditions. Others advanced...Read More
FLYING DEBRIS – Vehicle
Driving behind a large truck on the highway can be unsettling. Your ability to see what’s ahead is cut off, and the truck driver might not be able to see you if you pass. And when following directly behind or adjacent to a large flatbed tractor-trailer hauling a load, objects sometimes fly off the truck (dump trucks and pickups too), which can be terrifying … and lethal. On the sigh-of-relief side, the object misses everyone and winds up on the...Read More
Boating Injuries – Recreational Fun but Dangerous
Recreational boating enthusiasts rejoice at the opportunity to hit waterways with an open motorboat, cabin motorboat, or personal watercraft. But as with any type of driving, accidents — and negligence — can happen. Some “captains” can have big wallets and little brains. According to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) statistics, recreational boating fatalities tallied 636 in 2022; over 2,200 nonfatal injuries that required professional medical attention were reported (emphasis on reported). Boating accidents encompass collisions, falling overboard, capsizing, and flooding, and...Read More