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Factors Affecting Motorcycle Crash Case Settlements
Accurately predicting the value of a motorcycle crash claim can be difficult, but there are some core considerations that can shape a settlement offer. Motorcyclists are sometimes behind the eight ball from the outset. Studies have shown that many people have an unfavorable view of motorcyclists, including jurors. Jury awards are generally lower for motorcyclists than passenger-car claimants, a fact that hasn’t escaped the attention of insurance adjusters, who may low-ball settlement offers. Obviously, the extent of damages and injuries...Read More
DWI and Driver’s License Suspensions
Of course, if you are convicted of DWI, the Court will suspend your license. However, your license can be suspended before you have even been convicted of a DWI offense—and it only takes one offense: no multiple violations over a period of time or accruing points. If you refuse post arrest physical or blood alcohol tests, or take a blood alcohol test which shows a result over the legal limit, the State will seek to suspend your license. This process...Read More
What a Personal Injury Attorney Will Do for You
If you are seriously injured due to someone’s negligence, hiring a personal injury attorney to represent you is always a wise decision. Some people decide to manage small claims on their own. Although doable, keep in mind that seemingly minor injuries sometimes are more serious ones in disguise, intensifying weeks, even many months, after the initial incident. An already settled claim precludes reopening the claim or going to court — you’re basically hung out to dry. It never hurts to...Read More
Three Rights Make A Left
According to NTSA data, crossing or turning at an intersection precipitates 1/3 of vehicular crashes. Of those crashes, roughly 60% involve left turns. Left-turn mishaps frequently result in T-bone crashes, when the front end of one vehicle plows into the middle section of another. These crashes are among the most dangerous, often leading to devastating injuries and fatalities — side-impact airbags notwithstanding. When motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians get caught up in the chaos, it’s even more disastrous. Whether at fault...Read More
DWI Breath Testing and the Intoxilyzer
The legislature has decided that police officers no longer need to supply an individual with a captured sample of their breath when that individual takes a breath test subsequent to a DWI arrest. Captured samples, which were caught in clear tubes, could be sent by individuals to an independent lab for testing. This acted as a check on the accuracy of the Intoxilyzer machine. There is a new process. The individual who submits to the test either waives his/her right...Read More
An Overview of Arbitration
Arbitration comes in two (2) forms, voluntary and forced. It is a method of resolving disputes outside of court process. Personal injury attorneys sometimes recommend voluntary arbitration as the best means to resolve a smaller claim quickly. Parties then agree to refer their case to a neutral arbitrator (or panel of arbitrators) — chosen by mutual consent — who reviews evidence, listens to attorneys and witnesses, and comes to a decision. Forced, or involuntary arbitration, on the other hand is...Read More
Vehicular Accidents and Spinal Cord Injuries
The spinal cord is the central support for the body’s muscular system and relays the messages from the brain to the rest of the body. Any injury to this vital body part can be devastating. The number one cause of spinal cord injuries, accounting for more than 40 percent, is motor vehicle accidents. Crashes can fracture, dislocate, crush, or compress one or more of the vertebrae of the spinal cord. When bits of bone tear into the tissue embedded in...Read More
Parenting Issues in Family Court Cases
The question of time with and decision making for children are of course the most important issues in family court cases. The language that we use to discuss these issues has changed over time. We no longer talk about “custody”. The parties now make proposals for “parenting time”. The change in the wording is an attempt to make the issue less contentious. In addition, the law in New Hampshire now starts with the presumption that shared, essentially equal, parenting time...Read More
Pain and Suffering from a Legal Standpoint
“Pain and suffering” is a key component in many personal injury cases. There are two types: physical pain and suffering, and mental pain and suffering. Physical pain and suffering covers not only the ill physical effects that a claimant has suffered to date, but also what they are likely to endure in the future as a result of the defendant’s negligence. Mental pain and suffering can be an offshoot of the claimant’s physical injuries in an accident. It can include...Read More
Ways You’re Being Irresponsible with Your Finances After Retirement — and How to Fix Them
Cutting some corners and reducing your monthly expenses. The benefits would be great — especially in retirement. Scale back your expenses, and better manage your finances. Simple and effective. Products and services you don’t use Gym plans, streaming services, museum memberships… Perhaps you’ve been paying for something you no longer have any use for. Look over your bank statements with a careful eye, identify any charges that can be canceled, and take the appropriate action to reduce your monthly expenses....Read More