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Crosswalk Injury Claim for a Home Visit Worker

In New Hampshire, a driver saying "I didn't see her" does not wipe out a pedestrian claim, but the fight usually turns on crosswalk facts, visibility, fault percentages, and how hard the insurer pushes blame.

ARTICLE by Michelle Caron

blocking the box

Miss this in heavy traffic, and a routine commute can turn into a crash scene, a ticket, or a chain-reaction backup that traps everyone behind you. "Blocking the box" means...

Miss this on a ticket or after a crash, and you can lose ground fast: a move that seemed minor can become key evidence that a driver broke the rules, caused a collision, or...

failure to stop for school bus

The trap that catches drivers most often is thinking a bus must be fully in their lane before they have to stop. Once a school bus is stopped and using its red flashing lights...

right turn on red violation

Like stepping into a machine before it has fully stopped, turning right at a red light without completing the required checks creates a preventable hazard. A right turn on red...

failure to signal

People mix this up with failure to yield, and they are not the same thing. Failure to signal means a driver changed direction or lanes without giving the required turn signal...

The ER sent you home, and now the insurer says you're fine

A three-car merge crash can turn into a blame game fast, and an early ER discharge gives the insurer an excuse to downplay what shows up days later.

ARTICLE by Janet Prescott

snow and ice liability

You may see this phrase in an insurance letter, a landlord's response, or a business owner's explanation after a fall: "This was a snow and ice liability claim," often followed...

Just left the ER and my boss has no workers' comp

A work crash in heavy rain is bad enough; finding out your employer broke New Hampshire law and carried no workers' comp is where the real panic starts.

ARTICLE by Sandra Duval

Eight months after a Keene truck crash, the pressure to settle gets ugly

A Keene welder got hit by a box truck on a right turn, the ER said the baby looked fine, and now the insurer wants a cheap settlement before the real medical picture is clear.

ARTICLE by Michelle Caron

A denial letter can hurt almost as much as the truck did

A truck insurer in Manchester is calling your care "not medically necessary" because it wants to cut the bill, pressure you early, and use your own words, posts, and movements against you.

ARTICLE by Sandra Duval

failure to maintain lane

What does it mean if a ticket says you failed to maintain lane? It means a driver did not keep the vehicle within a single marked lane when the law required it, or moved from...

Recorded Statements and Surveillance in New Hampshire Lung Claims

When a New Hampshire dust-disease claim gets serious, the insurer usually stops sounding helpful and starts building a file against you.

ARTICLE by Sandra Duval

Manchester interstate crash, uninsured boss, and the filing fear that keeps people quiet

A Manchester commuter was hit by a drifting semi on the interstate and now has to deal with an employer that illegally carries no workers' comp, while worrying that filing a claim could expose immigration problems.

ARTICLE by Janet Prescott

FMLA interference

Everyone says just take the time off, hand in the doctor note, and keep your head down, but actually that can cost you wages, health coverage, or even your job if your leave...

basic speed law

Not a rule that only matters when a driver is going over the posted limit, and not a free pass to drive at the speed sign no matter what is happening around you. A basic speed...

strict liability traffic violation

What trips people up most is that intent usually does not matter. If the officer or court can show the act happened - speeding, running a red light, following too closely,...

inadequate lighting

Insurance companies and defense lawyers often use this phrase to argue that a hazard was "open and obvious" and that the injured person should have seen it anyway. In plain...

absolute speed limit

What trips people up most is that the officer usually does not have to prove the speed was unsafe for conditions. If the posted limit is an absolute speed limit, going even a...

What evidence do I need to turn down a low Concord work crash offer?

Everyone says take the first decent check, but actually you need proof fast if you want leverage to reject it and push for more. If you were hit while working road...