Nashua Personal Injury Law Blog
Lifting patients a frequent cause of injury in health care
When you make your living working in a New Hampshire hospital, nursing home or similar health care setting, you may find that moving and shifting patients is a regular part of your job duties. Performing heavy lifting repeatedly, though, has the potential to lead to...
Are you wearing the right hard hat to work?
If you work at a construction site, there is a good chance regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration require you wear a hard hat. This makes sense, as a blow to your head may result in a traumatic brain injury or another life-altering injury....
New Hampshire car accident news
Each car accident in New Hampshire comes with its own set of circumstances. The causes for accidents cover a wide range, and include such factors as driver error, bad road design and mechanical malfunction. Each accident takes its toll on those involved, often...
How can traumatic brain injuries affect memory?
New Hampshire residents like you suffer from extended symptoms after getting a head injury in an accident. Unfortunately, head injuries are among the most common types, along with neck and back injuries. Head injuries are also among the most tenacious. It takes a lot...
What forms can head injuries take?
Head injuries can range in severity, with some being very mild. However, any traumatic injury to your head can be serious because of the potential to affect your brain directly. Johns Hopkins Medicine describes several common head injuries that, at the very least,...
Negligent entrustment explained
Perhaps even more frustrating than experiencing a car accident in New Hampshire are all of the administrative hoops you may have to jump through in its aftermath (all of which you must do after suffering through damage to your vehicle and potentially devastating...
Does a dog’s breed affect its owner’s liability for harm?
A canine's breed does not determine whether its owner is responsible for a bite or an attack. According to The General Court of New Hampshire, the owner or caretaker of a dog that harms you or your property faces strict liability for damages. If you or a family member...
What if I quit while receiving workers’ comp?
After suffering injuries on the job, it is only natural that you may wish to break the working relationship. Several reasons may contribute to this. For starters, the employer’s negligence may have caused the incident. How the employer handles the complaint may also...
What are the risks of falls in construction sites?
New Hampshire construction workers like you face many risks on the job. Some of these risks are inherent with the work you do. Others are unfortunately avoidable and only happen due to negligence and sloppiness. Falls often fit under the latter category. As often as...
Rage on the road: What you should know about aggressive driving
Navigating New Hampshire roadways can invoke feelings of stress and anxiety for some. Whether caught behind a slow driver or rushing to get to an important meeting, you may get frustrated and even enraged. Road rage is not uncommon throughout the United States. In...
