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Schools in New Hampshire can hide child's gender identity from parents
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - Childrearing is a fundamental right under the New Hampshire Constitution, but that doesn’t mean parents can make a constitutional case out of school regulations requiring teachers to hide a child’s gender identity from parents if the child so wishes, the state’s highest court ruled. -
Gun-seller defeats lawsuit by two shot New Hampshire cops
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire cops who were shot can't take to trial the company that sold the firearm, the state Supreme Court ruled Jan. 30. -
Woman can sue school for hiring sex offender 22 years after assault
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who claims she discovered a Catholic school was responsible for hiring a known sexual offender decades after she was assaulted can proceed with her lawsuit, New Hampshire’s highest court ruled, overruling a lower court that dismissed the case under a three-year statute of limitations. -
New Hampshire rejects medical monitoring claims in PFAS lawsuit
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire law doesn’t allow uninjured plaintiffs to collect money for medical monitoring just because they have been exposed to a chemical, the state’s highest court ruled on a question submitted by a federal court hearing lawsuits against manufacturer Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. -
Court decides if Twitter users can be punished for retweeting slander
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - People who retweeted a slanderous post about a school teacher can’t be sued for libel, New Hampshire’s highest court ruled, affirming the sweeping protections for Internet services Congress established under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. -
New Hampshire facing trial after Fort Constitution's wall falls on woman standing on federal ground
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – New Hampshire isn’t entitled to immunity from a lawsuit brought by a woman struck by a crumbling wall owned by the State. -
Company worried about slip-and-fall lawsuit denied access to possible evidence
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – A potential defendant in a not-yet-filed slip-and-fall lawsuit won’t be granted access to the plaintiff’s 911 call. -
New Hampshire nurse's slip-and-fall case remanded after Supreme Court reverses summary judgment
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) — On Oct. 16, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire reversed in part a ruling in a suit filed by a nurse who slipped and fell in the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) parking lot. -
In New Hampshire, it's a secret which lawyers have been hired for PFAS lawsuits, and their contract could be challenged
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – New Hampshire’s attorney general either will be hiring or has already hired a mystery law firm to handle the State’s lawsuits in the burgeoning field of PFAS litigation. -
New Hampshire Supreme Court denies access to voter database in suit over registration law
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – A request to produce a voters database that was ordered by a lower court as evidence in a lawsuit was denied by the New Hampshire Supreme Court. -
Medical malpractice case against Southern New Hampshire Medical Center revived by N.H. Supreme Court
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of New Hampshire overturned a superior court ruling that dismissed a medical malpractice case filed against Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Eliot Hospital and three doctors, according to a Dec. 21 opinion. -
New Hampshire high court reverses ruling in certificate case involving state bureau
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a lower court erred when it concluded a state agency was authorized to require a builder to complete a road project to a standard required of the previous builder in order to obtain a certificate. -
Time running out for lawyers suing opioid industry to show specific proof
The judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against the opioid industry has given plaintiffs a stark choice on a tight deadline: Hand over evidence of specific prescriptions they believe were improper or lose the right to present such evidence forever. -
N.H. Supreme Court upholds trial court decision in case of 13-year-old stepped on by horse
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of New Hampshire affirmed a trial court decision that granted immunity from liability to the defendant in a case where a minor was seriously injured in a horseback riding incident. -
Legal malpractice case filed by doctor revived following New Hampshire ruling
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – A legal malpractice claim against a New Hampshire law firm has been revived after the state's Supreme Court reversed an earlier ruling. -
N.H. Supreme Court affirms $750,000 judgment against Applebee’s owner in salmonella lawsuit
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an opinion July 18 that a trial court and jury did not err in awarding a man $750,000 in his suit over allegations he contracted salmonella after eating at an Applebee’s restaurant. -
N.H. Supreme Court rules insurance company not liable for living expenses in mold case
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Nov. 15 that a couple who found mold in their home is not entitled to receive compensation from their insurance company for the expenses when they had to temporarily move out of the home. -
Carnival escapes liability for girl killed by car while crossing street to Burger King
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - A carnival operator is not responsible for the death of a teenage carnival-goer who was crossing the street in the town of Derry, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has decided. -
Father can't sue N.H. town after son injured trying to touch person on rope swing
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently ruled that the town of Chester was not liable for the injuries caused to a boy swimming at a pond on city property. -
Drug companies lose challenge to alliance between private lawyers and state officials
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – Private lawyers who could possibly make millions of dollars in attorneys fees can continue with their representation of the state of New Hampshire in an investigation into and a possible lawsuit against the pharmaceutical industry.