Dover Man Sentenced to Two Decades in Federal Prison in Connection with “Catfishingâ€� Scheme Targeting Minor Victims ... More...    $0 (05-06-2024 - NH)

Concord, New Hampshire personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on auto negligence and auto insurance liability theories.

"New Hampshire follows a modified comparative negligence rule, which means that a plaintiff can still recover damages for their injuries even if they were partially at fault for the accident, as long as they were not more than 50% at fault. The ... More...    $0 (04-25-2023 - NH)

Concord, New Hampshire Fair Housing Act lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act by refusing to permit tenant to have an emotional support dog.

John J. Flatley, d/b/a John J. Flatley Company (Flatley), and a property manager employed by Flatley, violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA).

In a complaint filed in April of 2021, the Un... More...    $0 (12-28-2021 - NH)

Concord, NH - Bank fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Benjamin Stockwell, 30, formerly of Pittsfield, now residing in Florida, who was charged with bank fraud.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Stockwell stole checks from various mailboxes throughout New Hampshire, altered them, and cashed them at various banks in his own name. More...    $0 (02-15-2021 - NH)

Concord, New Hampshire bank fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 12, 2019, the Belmont Police Department received a report that two people were using drugs in a parked car outside a convenience store. Officers responded and identified John Daigle, Jr., age 3... More...    $0 (12-21-2020 - NH)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with extortion.

Christopher C. Cantwell, 39, of Keene, was found guilty by a jury in federal court of extortion and threat charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.

During four days of trial testimony, the jury was presented with evidence that Cantwell maintained an ac... More...    $0 (10-01-2020 - NH)

Because the defendant has not provided, as part of the appellate record, the transcript of the evidentiary hearing held on his motion or all of the exhibits entered at that hearing, we must assume that the evidence was sufficient to support the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress, and we review its decision only for errors of law. See State v. Woods, 139 N.H. 399, 403 (1995). Accordi... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - NH)

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 lear... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - NH)

The defendant, William Edic, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (McNamara, J.), on one count of second degree murder and one count of falsifying physical evidence. See RSA 630:1-b, I(b) (2016); RSA 641:6, I (2016). On appeal, the defendant challenges various evidentiary rulings made at trial. We affirm.

The record supports the following facts. The char... More...    $0 (02-02-2017 - NH)

The relevant facts follow. The charges against the defendant stem from events occurring on July 26, 2010, at the New Hampshire State Prison where the defendant and the victim were then incarcerated. The defendant was a member of a prison gang known as the Brotherhood of White Warriors (BOWW), and had been ordered by Frankie Philbrook, a high-ranking member of BOWW, to assault the victim because ... More...    $0 (11-20-2016 - NH)

HICKS, J. The defendant, David Aldrich, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (MacLeod, J.), on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, I(j) (2007). The defendant challenges the trial court’s ruling preventing him from crossexamining the victim about three of four allegedly false allegations of sexual assault that she had made against othe... More...    $0 (09-18-2016 - NH)

The defendant, David Aldrich, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (MacLeod, J.), on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, I(j) (2007). The defendant challenges the trial court’s ruling preventing him from crossexamining the victim about three of four allegedly false allegations of sexual assault that she had made against other men. He a... More...    $0 (09-03-2016 - NH)

LYNN, J. The defendant, Christina Thomas, appeals her conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (Lewis, J.), of first degree assault for knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a person under 13 years of age. See RSA 631:1, I(d) (2007). She argues that the trial court erred by: (1) admitting evidence of “other bad acts” committed against the victim and the victim’s mother; and (2... More...    $0 (02-25-2016 - NH)

The pertinent facts are as follows. In 2002, the defendant reconnected with E.A., a childhood friend. Shortly thereafter, E.A. moved in with the defendant and her family. In August 2003, E.A. gave birth to D.A. and continued residing with the defendant, who promised to help take care of the child. E.A. and D.A. lived with the defendant until 2010, when D.A. was removed from the home and E.A. l... More...    $0 (02-23-2016 - NH)

The pertinent facts are as follows. In September 2012, Linscott and her three-year-old son, J.N., lived with the defendant in his home in Plaistow. The defendant and Linscott were in a domestic relationship, but the defendant was not the father of J.N. Both the defendant and Linscott repeatedly disciplined J.N. for certain behaviors. If J.N. “had an accident or if he peed on the floor,” the de... More...    $0 (01-18-2016 - NH)

The pertinent facts are as follows. In September 2012, Linscott and her three-year-old son, J.N., lived with the defendant in his home in Plaistow. The defendant and Linscott were in a domestic relationship, but the defendant was not the father of J.N.
Both the defendant and Linscott repeatedly disciplined J.N. for certain behaviors. If J.N. “had an accident or if he peed on the floor,”... More...    $0 (01-12-2016 - NH)

The defendant, Elizabeth Cloutier, appeals her conviction by jury on one count of burglary. See RSA 635:1 (2007) (amended 2014). On appeal, she argues that the Superior Court (Bornstein, J.) erroneously denied her motion to suppress her confession. We affirm. The following facts are drawn from the trial court’s findings and rulings or are otherwise supported in the record, which includes a vid... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - NH)

This is the second opinion we have issued in connection with the prosecution of Frost for allegedly violating RSA chapter 397-A. See Frost v. Comm’r, N.H. Banking Dep’t, 163 N.H. 365 (2012). We begin by reviewing the statutory backdrop to this case and summarizing the relevant facts drawn from the trial court’s orders, the record, and our prior opinion. RSA chapter 397-A governs the licensing o... More...    $0 (11-17-2015 - NH)

During his freshman year of high school, plaintiff-appellee Anthony Zeno ("Anthony") transferred to Stissing Mountain High School ("SMHS") in Pine Plains, New York. SMHS was a part of defendant-appellant Pine Plains Central School District (the "District"). His fellow students harassed him for the next three-and-a-half years. He brought this action below, contending that the District was deliberat... More...    $0 (12-04-2012 - NH)

Christopher Machado brought a section 1983 action against several officers of the Weare, New Hampshire Police Department. 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006). Because Machado is currently incarcerated, his complaint was subject to screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (2006); a magistrate judge recommended dismissal and the district court agreed. Machado now appeals. Because this is effectively a motion to dis... More...    $0 (10-03-2012 - NH)

The plaintiff, Robert Pelkey, appeals the decision of the Superior Court (Garfunkel, J.) granting the motion for partial summary judgment of the defendant, Dan’s City Used Cars, Inc. d/b/a Dan’s City Auto Body. We reverse and remand.

I. Background

The following facts are drawn from the record. In March 2009, the plaintiff brought suit against both his landlord, Colonial Village, ... More...    $0 (04-10-2012 - NH)

The plaintiff, Lorraine Tessier, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Abramson, J.) granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants, Regina S. Rockefeller and Nixon Peabody, LLP (Nixon Peabody), alleging the following facts. The plaintiff is the wife of Thomas Tessier, an attorney who p... More...    $0 (09-15-2011 - NH)

The petitioner, Northern Security Insurance Company (Northern Security), appeals an order of the Superior Court (McHugh, J.), denying its motion for summary judgment and granting the cross-motion for summary judgment of respondent Michael Connors. The trial court ruled that Northern Security has a duty to defend respondent Connors in a civil lawsuit pending in Rockingham County Superior Court, Rei... More...    $0 (03-31-2011 - NH)

The defendant, Cheryl Ann Maher, appeals an order of the Derry Family Division (Moore, J.) granting a final domestic violence protective order to the plaintiff, Eric Lee Knight. See RSA 173-B:5, I(a) (Supp. 2010). We reverse.

The relevant facts follow. The parties are former spouses who together have three children: twin sixteen-year-old daughters and a ten-year-old son. In October 2009, th... More...    $0 (04-14-2011 - NH)

The plaintiff, Dean J. Waterfield, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Barry, J.) granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Meredith Corporation, John Doe Anchorperson(s), and John Doe On-Site Reporter. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The trial court found or the record supports the following facts. In March 2001, the plaintiff married Stephanie Waterfield.... More...    $0 (04-14-2011 - NH)

Stephanie Lessard, a New Hampshire resident with multiple disabilities, is entitled to receive a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400, 1412(a)(1), (5), et seq. (2004). Footnote She is speech-language impaired, mentally retarded, and orthopedically impaired according to New Hampshire special education regulations. She ... More...    $0 (01-20-2011 - NH)

Plaintiff-appellant Claudia DiFolco (“DiFolcoâ€�) appeals from so much of an order 3 entered on March 30, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of 4 New York (Preska, Ch. J.), as dismissed, for failure to state a claim pursuant to Fed. R. 5 Civ. P. 12(b)(6), her causes of action for breach of contract (and related New York Labor 6 Law violations), defamation, and to... More...    $0 (10-07-2010 - NH)

The defendants, Shawn Stone and Todd Connor, appeal a jury verdict awarding the plaintiffs, Joseph Laramie and Timothy Hallam, $650,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, in compensatory damages. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

The record supports the following relevant facts. The parties worked together for the department of corrections (DOC) at the New Hampshire State Prison i... More...    $0 (06-30-2010 - NH)

This appeal involves the timing and elements of causes of action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged Fourth Amendment violations in the nature of false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. In the course of addressing those matters, however, we must iron out a wrinkle concerning the scope and effect of a judicial admission. Ruling at the summary judgment stage, the district court found f... More...    $0 (07-01-2010 - NH)

Stephanie Lessard, a New Hampshire resident with multiple disabilities, is entitled to receive a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400, 1412(a)(1), (5), et seq. (2004). Footnote She is speech-language impaired, mentally retarded, and orthopedically impaired according to New Hampshire special education regulations. Sh... More...    $0 (01-20-2010 - nh)

The defendant, Marshall Zidel, appeals his conviction on nine counts of possession of child pornography, see RSA 649-A:3 (2007), arguing that the Superior Court (Lewis, J.) erred in denying his motions to dismiss. We reverse. The following facts were found by the trial court for purposes of ruling upon the defendant's pretrial motion to dismiss or were stipulated to by the parties. At the time he... More...    $0 (01-18-2008 - NH)

Plaintiffs-appellants Raymond Beaudette ("Beaudette") and Lisa Beaudette (collectively, "the Beaudettes") filed suit against defendant-appellee Louisville Ladder, Inc. ("Louisville Ladder") in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, seeking damages for injuries arising from an accident where a ladder, manufactured by Louisville Ladder, collapsed. The district court e... More...    $0 (09-12-2006 - NH)

Sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims by Dorothy Pike, a former New Hampshire state legislature secretary, against former state legislator Ron Giordano and the New Hampshire state House of Representatives. Pike alleged that Giordano assaulted and sexually harassed her and that the House of Representatives failed to take appropriate action to protect her from Gi... More...    $188000 (02-19-2004 - NH)

The petitioner, Dorothy C. Lockaby, appeals an order of the Salem Family Division (Reardon, J.) denying her motion to modify the visitation rights of the respondent, William E. Smith, by permitting her to relocate to the Commonwealth of Virginia with their two minor children. On appeal, the petitioner contends the trial court’s order is an unsustainable exercise of discretion and an impr... More...    $0 (10-25-2002 - NH)

The plaintiff, Catrina Graves, appeals a ruling by the Superior Court (Hampsey, J.) granting the defendant, Franklin L. Estabrook's, motion to dismiss her complaint for negligent infliction of emotional distress. Estabook argued that because Graves was not related by blood or marriage to the decedent, but was only the decedent's fiancée, she cannot recover for negligent infliction of emotional ... More...    $0 (03-03-2003 - NH)

Stephen Moss, a former archery counselor at Camp Pemigewasset, a summer camp for boys ("the Camp"), claims that he was defamed by the Camp's director, Robert Grabill. The gravamen of the complaint is that Grabill stated to an assistant counselor that he had received a complaint regarding Moss through the State of New Hampshire concerning inappropriate contact with boys at the Camp-an admittedly fa... More...    $0 (11-27-2002 - NH)

The plaintiffs, Judith Kravitz and her daughter, Jane Doe, appeal a ruling of the Superior Court (Mangones, J.) denying their motion for additur, or in the alternative, for a new trial on damages. The plaintiffs maintain that the trial court erred by allowing defendant Beech Hill Hospital, L.L.C. (Beech Hill) to impeach the jury's verdict by supplementing the record with evidence obtained during i... More...    $0 (10-07-2002 - NH)