ATTORNEY NEIL NICHOLSON TO BE FEATURED IN THE 27TH EDITION OF THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© Attorney Neil Nicholson has been recognized by his peers as a Best Lawyer 2021 for high caliber work in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. This distinction applies to the top 5 percent of private…
What is the difference between negligence and causation? What is negligence? Negligence is the failure to use reasonable case. Reasonable care is the degree of care which an ordinary, prudent person would use under the same or similar circumstances. The failure to use reasonable care may take the form of action or inaction. That…
Nicholson LeTourneau, PLLC supports Vision International Missions at its annual golf fundraiser. Vision International Missions (VIM) is an interdenominational, nonprofit, Christian mission organization that provides humanitarian aid to all individuals in poor regions to address physical and spiritual needs. VIM accomplishes this by sending ministry teams to distribute food, clothing, hygiene items, and by participating in…
What is the standard for building owners to maintain and operate their premises to keep them safe for customers? Under New Hampshire law, premises owners are governed by the test of reasonable care under all the circumstances in the maintenance and operation of their premises. A premises owner owes a duty to entrants to use…
Is a person in New Hampshire required to do anything to warn other motorists if they strike a large animal in the road? It depends on the facts. In New Hampshire, whether a person’s conduct created a sufficiently foreseeable risk of harm to others to charge that person with a duty to avoid such conduct…
As published on 5/10/2018 in the Concord Monitor, the article below discusses Senate Bill 501 the “Campground Immunity Law” which falls into the personal injury practice area of premises liability. During this legislative session, a bill was introduced that strips away one of your constitutional rights. The proposed law, Senate Bill 501, sought to…
As published on 12/31/2012 in the Portsmouth Herald, the article below discusses the ways to protect your customers’ and employees’ personal information. A Business Imperative for 2013 The protection of your customers’ and employees’ personal information remains a top priority to, well, your customers and employees. Therefore, it is more than just a good…