New Hampshire Commercial Litigation Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Stacey Lancaster </h2> </center>
Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to sex traffic a 12-year-old. On November 14 and November 15, 2024, in a proactive law enforcement operation, agents posted and monitored an advertisement on a website commonly used to advertise commercial sex. The advertisement contained images of what appeared to be two minor females, and a conta... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - NH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. David Montanus and Lisa Montanus </h2> </center>
Concord, New Hampshire civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA), 34 U.S.C. § 12495. In May 2025, the Department of Justice alleged that Defendants David and Lisa Montanus violated VAWA when they unlawfully penalized the complainant by evicting her after she sought police assistance for domestic v... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - NH)Shanoa Graham and Keith Graham v. Paugus Bay Plaza Condominium Association, et al.
Concord, New Hampshire, civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a condominium law issue.<br> <br> Google A.I.<br> <br> Condominium law is a body of real estate law that governs the ownership, use, and management of individual units in a multi-unit property, as well as the joint ownership of common areas.<br> <br> It establishes the legal framework for condominiums, defining ... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - NH)United States of America v. Marc Flore
Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manufacturing of THC-laced ice cream that was unknowingly consumed by four people in Newmarket, sickening them, in March 2023,<br> <br> In March 2023, four people in Newmarket fell ill after eating coffee Oreo ice cream from Angelo's Amore owned by Marc Flore, age 45, of Portland, Maine, All four experienced diz... More...
$0 (07-22-2025 - NH)Steven Rand, & .A.V. v. The State of New Hampshire
Brentwood, New Hampshire civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking ) ruling that the administration of the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) violates Part II, Article 5 of the State Constitution. See RSA 76:3 (2012); RSA 76:8 (Supp. 2024).<br> <br> In 2022, the plaintiffs, individuals and entities owning real property in New Hampshire, brought this case. They seek, among ot... More...
$0 (06-30-2025 - NH)United States of America v Sunna Sepetu
<h2><br> Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h).<br> (1) Whoever, knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, conducts or attempts to conduct such a financial transaction which in fact involves the procee... More...
$0 (07-08-2024 - NH)<h1> United States of America v. Deshun Jackson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting stolen goods from Home Depot and Lowe's across state lines </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second New York Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Over $200,000 in Products from Home Depot and Lowe's</h2></center><... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - NH)United States of America v. John Arthur Hanratty
<h3><center>New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Charged With Bank Fraud And Wire Fraud </h3></center><br> <br> <br> John Arthur Hanratty was the Founder and Managing Director of Ebury Street Capital, LLC ("Ebury Street Capitalâ€), an investment firm with a portfolio primarily comprised of municipal tax liens. At all relevant times, HANRATTY served as the... More...
$0 (01-01-2024 - NH)United States of America v. Deshun Jackson
New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Over $200,000 in Products from Home Depot and Lowe's<br> <br> CONCORD – A New York man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for transporting stolen goods from Home Depot and Lowe's across state lines, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.<br> <br> Deshun Jackson, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District ... More...
$0 (12-29-2023 - NH)United States of America v. Intertech Trading Corporation
Concord, New Hampshire criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with failure to file export information.<br> <br> Intertech Trading Coporation between 2015 and 2019, Intertech exported laboratory equipment to Russia, Ukraine, and elsewhere, falsely describing the nature and value of the exported items on commercial invoices and shipping forms. In its plea agreement, Intertech admitted th... More...
$0 (10-17-2022 - NH)Martha I.O. Mogaji v. Tom Chan, Rosa Chan, TRC Trust, Nan King Restaurant
Concord, NH - This commercial landlord-tenant case requires the court to determine whether the landlords violated any legal obligations they owed to the tenant before, during or after eviction proceedings conducted pursuant to New Hampshire law. The defendants[1] evicted the former tenant, plaintiff Martha I.O. Mogaji, from the subject premises in Hudson, New Hampshire after town officials determi... More...
$0 (10-07-2022 - NH)United States of America v. Tyler Townsend
Concord, New Hampshire criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor.<br> <br> Tyler Townsend, age 28, of Dover, posted online advertisements offering a minor female for commercial sex on a now-defunct website in 2017. The online account used to post the advertisements was linked to Townsend through email and phone records. Townsend often dealt directly with the indi... More...
$0 (09-09-2022 - NH)Signs for Jesus v. Town of Pembroke, NH, et al.
The Town of Pembroke, New<br> Hampshire, bans the use of electronic signs in all of its zoning<br> districts except its commercial district (C1) and certain nearby<br> areas. In April 2015, Hillside Baptist Church -- located outside<br> of these areas -- applied for a permit to install an electronic<br> sign on its property, which would transmit messages provided by<br> Signs for Jesus, a nonprofi... More...
$0 (10-21-2020 - NH)American Sentinel Insurance Company v. Great West Casualty Company
Corcord, New Hampshire civil litigation lawyer filed a declaratory judgment action for the plaintiff.<br> <br> American Sentinel Insurance Company sued Great West Casualty Company on a declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration relating to the construction of insurance policies.... More...
$0 (10-04-2020 - NH)Thomas Jackson Miller v. The Sunapee Difference, d/b/a Mount Sunapee Resort
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.nhb.uscourts.gov/sites/nhb/files/Rudman-Cleveland.png"><br> </center><br> Thomas Jackson Miller collided<br> with unmarked snowmaking equipment while skiing at the Mount<br> Sunapee Resort in 2015 in Sunapee, New Hampshire. Soon thereafter,<br> he brought a tort suit under New Hampshire law against the resort's<br> owner, The Sunapee Difference, LLC (... More...
$0 (03-11-2019 - NH)United States of America v. Daniel E. Musso, Sr.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.courthouses.co/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1235NE14-1000x288.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The government appeals from the<br> district court's pretrial dismissal of four charges of violations<br> of the National Firearms Act (NFA), 26 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq.,<br> brought against Daniel Musso. Musso bought four military M67<br> fragmentation grenades f... More...
$0 (01-27-2019 - NH)United States of America v. David Bardzik
Concord, NH - Ossipee Man Pleads Guilty to Providing False Information in an Effort to Obtain Fishery Disaster Relief Funds <br> <br> Dave Bardzik, 56, of Ossipee, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statement in violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.<br> <br> In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated the Atlantic coast of the Uni... More...
$0 (10-30-2018 - NH)THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. KEVIN DROWN <table> <td>
The jury heard the following evidence. The defendant was charged with sexually assaulting the victim on multiple occasions between August 1988 and August 1990 when she was under the age of thirteen. At the time of the alleged assaults, the defendant’s family and the victim’s family lived in the same apartment building. Detective Fiske testified that she contacted the victim in 2014 after ... More...
$0 (07-04-2018 - NH)Elaine Christen v. Fiesta Shows, Inc.
Plaintiff Elaine Christen, individually and as administrator of the estate of Sophia Christen, appeals the order of the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) granting summary judgment to defendant Fiesta Shows, Inc. (Fiesta), on the ground that Fiesta did not owe Sophia Christen a duty of care. We affirm.<br> The trial court recited the following facts, set forth in the light most favorable to the plaintif... More...
$0 (10-04-2017 - NH)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RAFAEL HUMBERTO CELAYA VALENZUELA <table> <td>
Celaya first came to the attention of law enforcement in <br> August 2010, when he accompanied Jesus Manuel Gutierrez-Guzman <br> ("Guzman"), El Chapo's cousin and close confidant, and other co<br> conspirators to a meeting with the undercover agents (the "FBI <br> Organization") in Hallandale, Florida.1 At that meeting, Celaya <br> 1 Of course, the conspiratorial agreement... More...
$0 (02-25-2017 - NH)<b>The State of New Hampshire v. Jamie F. Letarte</ center></b> <FONT COLOR="red">Sex Offender</FONT>
The jury could have found the following facts. The defendant is the biological father of the victim. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in February 2012. The victim, who was then approximately 13 years old, was having a friend sleep at her house. The victim and her friend became intoxicated on alcohol that the defendant had provided them. When the victim woke up in the early morn... More...
$0 (12-14-2016 - NH)Aranosian Oil Co., Inc. & a. v. State of New Hampshire
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that owners of underground storage tanks demonstrate their ability to pay cleanup costs and compensate third parties for bodily injury and property damage arising out of releases of petroleum products from their tanks. See 40 C.F.R. § 280.93 (2014). New Hampshire’s Oil Discharge and Disposal Cleanup Fund (ODD Fund), established in 1988, is an... More...
$0 (04-23-2016 - NH)Andrew Cotrupi v. 428 Lafayette, LLC
The trial court found, or the record supports, the following facts. The Condominium was created on August 11, 2006, pursuant to a declaration, which was recorded in the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds. The Condominium is a fourteen-unit building consisting of twelve residential units and two commercial units. <br> The declaration provides that fourteen of the parking spaces on the condomin... More...
$0 (02-19-2016 - NH)Deere & Company & a. v. The State of New Hampshire, Kubota Tractor Corporation v. The State of New Hampshire, Husqvarna Professional Products, Inc. v. The State of New Hampshire
The pertinent facts follow. SB 126, enacted in 2013, amended RSA chapter 357-C to define “motor vehicle” as including “equipment,” which “means farm and utility tractors, forestry equipment, industrial equipment, construction equipment, farm implements, farm machinery, yard and garden equipment, attachments, accessories, and repair parts.” Laws 2013, 130:1 (quotations omitted); see R... More...
$0 (12-31-2015 - NH)STIHL, Inc. v. The State of New Hampshire
The trial court’s order relies upon the following facts. STIHL is a corporation that manufactures, distributes, and sells an array of handheld power and non-power tools such as chain saws, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, axes, pruners, and mauls. Although many of its products have engines, none has wheels, engine and transmission, or is capable of transporting a person from one location to anoth... More...
$0 (10-27-2015 - NH)Aranosian Oil Co., Inc. & a. v. State of New Hampshire
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that owners of underground storage tanks demonstrate their ability to pay cleanup costs and compensate third parties for bodily injury and property damage arising out of releases of petroleum products from their tanks. See 40 C.F.R. § 280.93 (2014). New Hampshire’s Oil Discharge and Disposal Cleanup Fund (ODD Fund), established in 1988, is an... More...
$0 (10-27-2015 - NH)Celestica, LLC v. Communications Acquisitions Corporation
Following a bench trial in Superior Court (Delker, J.), the court denied the petition of the plaintiff, Celestica, LLC (Celestica), requesting a declaration that the defendant, Communications Acquisitions Corporation d/b/a Whaleback Managed Services (CAC), is obligated to pay the balance of a judgment that Celestica had obtained against another business, the assets of which CAC had purchased at pu... More...
$0 (10-16-2015 - NH)State of New Hampshire v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
In 1990, Congress amended the Federal Clean Air Act to require the use of an “oxygenate” in gasoline in areas not meeting certain national air quality standards. See 42 U.S.C. § 7545(k) (Supp. 1991) (amended 2005, 2007). An oxygenate is a substance used to reduce gasoline emissions. See Oxygenated Fuels Ass’n Inc. v. Davis, 331 F.3d 665, 666 (9th Cir. 2003). The amendment did not mandat... More...
$0 (10-04-2015 - NH)Kurt West v. Bell Hilicopter Textron, Inc.
For thousands of years,<br> humanity has looked to the sky and dreamt of flying. Philosophers<br> and poets have had much to say on the subject, leaving in their<br> wake a bevy of quotes and sayings about the beauty of flight.1 The<br> Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, although elegant in their own<br> way, have so far failed to inspire such devotion.<br> Though this case arises out of a helicopt... More...
$0 (08-02-2015 - NH)United States of America v. Enoc Ayuso
Concord, NH - Dorchester Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Transport An Individual For Prostitution<br> <br> Enoc Ayuso, 26, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, appeared in United States District Court on Thursday and pled guilty to conspiring to transport an individual in interstate commerce for prostitution, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Donald Feith.<br> <br> In February of 2014, the Hom... More...
$0 (08-07-2015 - NH)Gabriel F. Martinez v. Victor F. Petrenko
To maintain a private action<br> under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA" or "the Act") for a<br> failure to pay for overtime at the mandated rate, an employee must<br> prove a nexus to interstate commerce sufficient to trigger coverage<br> under the Act. The employee can prove this nexus by showing that<br> the employee engaged in commerce for the employer within the<br> meaning of the Act, or ... More...
$0 (07-06-2015 - NH)Cogswell Farm Condominium Association v. Tower Group, Inc.
In this declaratory judgment proceeding, the petitioner, Cogswell Farm Condominium Association (Cogswell), appeals an order of the Superior Court (McHugh, J.) finding that two exclusions in the insurance<br> 2<br> policies issued by the respondents, Tower Group, Inc. (Tower) and Acadia Insurance Company (Acadia), preclude coverage in the petitioner's underlying lawsuit against Lemery Building Comp... More...
$0 (01-13-2015 - NH)United States of America v. Anthony Silva
Anthony Silva was convicted in district court of possessing with intent to defraud counterfeit United States currency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472. On appeal, Silva claims that the district court erred in admitting evidence seized by police during and after his arrest, denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal based on the insufficiency of the evidence, and issuing a prejudicial jury i... More...
$0 (02-05-2014 - NH)Stephen L. D'Angelo v. New Hampshire Supreme Court
Plaintiff-Appellant Stephen L. D'Angelo ("D'Angelo"), a licensed attorney appearing pro se, appeals an order from the District Court of New Hampshire dismissing, for failure to state a claim, his complaint against the Defendant-Appellee New Hampshire Supreme Court ("NHSC") and Defendant-Appellee Brian Germaine ("Germaine"), a court appointed Commissioner in the underlying alimony and child suppor... More...
$0 (01-30-2014 - NH)Mark E. Schaefer v. Indymac Mortgage Services
Plaintiff Mark E. Schaefer appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire dismissing his suit against defendants IndyMac Mortgage Services; OneWest Bank, FSB; the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Maeâ€); and Harmon Law Offices, P.C. ("Harmonâ€). Schaefer's complaint sought an injunction barring his impending eviction; an orde... More...
$0 (10-02-2013 - NH)United States of America Vs Joan R LaPlante
When Appellant Joan LaPlante's once-successful factoring business ran into serious financial trouble, she allegedly defrauded a number of lenders to obtain more money to help get her out of the mess. After a government investigation, indictment and five-day trial, a jury convicted LaPlante of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. LaPlante now appeals her conviction, challenging the district court'... More...
$0 (05-08-2013 - NH)State of New Hampshire v. Hess Corporation, et al.
Attorney General Michael A. Delaney and Commissioner Thomas S. Burack announced today the jury verdict of $236 million in the MtBE litigation brought by the State of New Hampshire against ExxonMobil. The trial, lasting approximately three months, was the longest civil trial ever presented to a Merrimack County jury. The jury took less than two hours to reach its verdict.<br> <br> "By its verdict, ... More...
$236000000 (04-10-2013 - NH)Thaddeus J. Jakobiec v. Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Co.
Thomas Tessier and his brother Michael Tessier allegedly bilked brothers Frederick and Thaddeus Jakobiec and the estate of their mother, Beatrice Jakobiec, out of millions of dollars. Footnote This lawsuit is about only one facet of the Tessiers' overall scheme, their theft of almost $100,000 in life insurance proceeds due to a trust benefitting Thaddeus. Thaddeus, along with various persons affil... More...
$0 (03-27-2013 - NH)Great American Insurance Company v. Robert Christy
The defendants, Robert Christy, Christy & Tessier, P.A., Debra Johnson, and Kathy Tremblay, appeal a decision of the Superior Court (Tucker, J.) rescinding a professional liability policy issued by the plaintiff, Great American Insurance Company (GAIC), to the law firm of Christy & Tessier, P.A. We reverse and remand.<br><br>We set forth the relevant facts as presented in the parties' agreed state... More...
$0 (09-28-2012 - NH)Milford-Bennington Railroad Co v. Pan Am Railways, Inc.
Milford-Bennington Railroad Company, Inc. ("MBR") appeals an award of summary judgment to Pan Am Railways, Inc.; Boston and Maine Corporation; and Springfield Terminal Railway Company (collectively, "Pan Am") in a dispute arising from Pan Am's actions under a contract to provide MBR with access to Pan Am's railroad tracks. The district court held that Pan Am did not breach its duty of good faith a... More...
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