Concord, New Hampshire employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a breach of contract theory.


Casey is a member of the Massachusetts National Guard who began working at SMB as a sales and service representative in December 2019. Doc. 1 at 2. That same month, Casey was provided with an “Employee Electronic Manualâ€� (Manual). Doc. 8-1 at 10. The Manual includ... More...    $0 (05-16-2023 - NH)

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)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with interference with commerce by threats and violence by committing five robberies.

On March 25, 2020, Jonathan McKnight, 39, of Manchester, robbed a convenience store in Manchester by passing a note to the clerk indicating he had a gun and wanted money. On March 28, 2020, McKnight robbed another convenience ... More...    $0 (05-18-2022 - NH)

Concord, NH: Civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued defendant on n Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.

42 U.S.C. §12101. Findings and purpose
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental disabili... More...    $0 (07-01-2021 - NH)

The defendant, Manuel
Tirado, pleaded guilty and stands convicted of drug offenses, 21
U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), 846, and failure to appear
for arraignment, 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(i). He
appeals from the judgments of conviction on Sixth Amendment
grounds, contending that his counsel suffered from a conflict of
interest arising from violation of... More...    $0 (05-12-2018 - NH)

A jury found that appellant Zurich
American Insurance Company ("Zurich") breached employment
agreements with appellee James Walsh when it substantially reduced
his incentive pay for a lucrative deal -- the largest of its type
in the company's history -- and did not pay incentive on another
deal.1 Walsh was awarded double damages and attorney's fees,
totaling nearly $2.4 mil... More...    $0 (02-26-2017 - NH)

Brian Blackden is a part-time freelance photographer who
for years has sent photos to a bunch of regional-media outlets,
including Belsito Communications, Inc. (just "Belsito" from now
on). Belsito and Blackden filed this suit alleging that New
Hampshire State Trooper James Decker violated their constitutional
rights when he seized Blackden's camera at the scen... More...    $0 (12-29-2016 - NH)

In September 2013, New Hampshire law enforcement
officials received information from a Campton town employee named
Robert Bain about a potential marijuana grow near Chandler Hill
Road and Mason Road. On September 5, state police officers met
with Bain near Chandler Hill Road to locate the marijuana plants.
The area by Chandler Hill Road and Mason Road was heavily wooded.... More...    $0 (10-17-2016 - 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 trial court recited the following facts. The petitioner was injured in a motor vehicle accident in New York in August 2004, when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger, which Jeffrey Vilagos owned and operated, was struck by a motor vehicle operated by Myroslaw Mykijewycz. Mykijewycz is insured by Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) under a policy that provides liability insurance cov... More...    $0 (02-22-2016 - NH)

The State appeals an order of the Circuit Court (Rappa, J.) granting the motion of the defendant, Tyler Boyer, to suppress evidence obtained when, without a warrant, the police entered the apartment that he shared with his girlfriend and arrested him. The trial court found that the defendant had standing to object to the search despite the fact that, at the time of the search, he was present wi... More...    $0 (02-15-2016 - NH)

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 RSA 357-C:1, ... More...    $0 (12-31-2015 - NH)

The trial court found the following facts. Cohen met Raymond when Raymond began dating Cohen’s stepdaughter, Molly, whom Raymond eventually married. Cohen owned a successful scrap metal company and offered Raymond a job. Cohen assigned Raymond the company’s “tough dirty jobs,” which Raymond successfully performed. Cohen soon regarded Raymond as one of his most valuable assistants. In 2006, C... More...    $0 (11-17-2015 - 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)

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 another... More...    $0 (10-27-2015 - NH)

For thousands of years,
humanity has looked to the sky and dreamt of flying. Philosophers
and poets have had much to say on the subject, leaving in their
wake a bevy of quotes and sayings about the beauty of flight.1 The
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, although elegant in their own
way, have so far failed to inspire such devotion.
Though this case arises out of a helicopt... More...    $0 (08-02-2015 - NH)

The plaintiff-landlord, Mountain View Park, LLC, appeals a decision of the Circuit Court (LeFrancois, J.), in which the court declined to approve an agreement concerning, in part, rent arrearages owed by the defendant-tenant, Gerald Robson, Jr., and issued a writ of possession. We affirm.
The following facts are undisputed. In June 2013, the parties entered into a rental agreement, where... More...    $0 (08-12-2015 - NH)

Concord, NH - First Circuit reverses district court's grant of summary judgment meaning of "termination" in employment contract

This case involves a series of
shifting employment arrangements. Plaintiff-appellant Thomas R.
Mason asserts that defendant-appellee TSI Semiconductors America,
LLC (TSA), formerly known as Telefunken Semiconductors America,
LLC, abridged his con... More...    $0 (07-29-2015 - NH)

To maintain a private action
under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA" or "the Act") for a
failure to pay for overtime at the mandated rate, an employee must
prove a nexus to interstate commerce sufficient to trigger coverage
under the Act. The employee can prove this nexus by showing that
the employee engaged in commerce for the employer within the
meaning of the Act, or ... More...    $0 (07-06-2015 - NH)

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 ins... More...    $0 (02-05-2014 - NH)

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)

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 order ... More...    $0 (10-02-2013 - NH)

The district court denied the petition of Ismail Ozgur Yaman ("Yaman") for return of his two daughters, E.Y., now 10, and K.Y., now 11, to Turkey, pursuant to the Hague Convention on the More...    $0 (09-11-2013 - 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)

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...    $0 (09-25-2012 - 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 plaintiffs, Lynne DiGaetano, Michael John DiGaetano, Christopher D. DiGaetano, Scott M. DiGaetano, and Shauna Arsenault, appeal an order of the Superior Court (McHugh, J.) granting the motion in limine of the defendant, John M. DiGaetano, to exclude parol evidence. The defendant cross-appeals a prior order of the same Court (Nicolosi, J.) denying his motion to strike the plaintiffs’ notice o... More...    $0 (05-11-2012 - NH)

The plaintiff, Regina Mbahaba, individually and as next friend of her minor daughter, Benita Nahimana, appeals orders of the Superior Court (McGuire and Tucker, JJ.). The orders dismissed the plaintiff’s direct claims against the defendant, Thomas Morgan, and granted summary judgment against her action seeking to pierce the limited-liability veil of a company managed by the defendant. We affirm ... More...    $0 (05-11-2012 - NH)

The defendants, Robin Tennant Colburn and Ronald and Richard Tennant, appeal an order of the Superior Court (Sullivan, J.) denying their motion to dismiss this action by the plaintiffs, Richard and Cheryl Fellows and Benjamin Bellerose, for negligence and violation of federal law for lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse.

The trial court’s order recites, or the record supports, the fo... More...    $0 (11-22-2011 - NH)

When defendant-appellant Robert W. Hughes failed to close on a real estate purchase and sale agreement (the Agreement), the seller retained his deposit, sold the property to a third party for a lower price, and assigned its claim for the price differential to plaintiff-appellee Jane C. Avery. Avery sued. The defendant resisted, arguing that the circumstances evinced the parties' intent that the de... More...    $0 (11-23-2011 - NH)

The petitioner, David Montenegro, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Brown, J.) denying his petition under the Right-to-Know Law, RSA ch. 91-A (2001 & Supp. 2010), requesting disclosure of information pertaining to certain surveillance equipment and procedures under the control of the respondent, the City of Dover (City). We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

The following fac... More...    $0 (11-02-2011 - NH)

The petitioners, Curtis and Deborah Avery, appeal an order of the Superior Court (McNamara, J.) dismissing their petition for declaratory judgment relating to a lot size waiver granted to respondent Concord School District (District) by respondent New Hampshire Department of Education (DOE). We affirm.

The following facts are taken from the record. In December 2009, the School Board for the... More...    $0 (10-27-2011 - 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 defendants, Scott and Christina Lees, appeal a decision of the Trial Court (Houran, J.) finding in favor of and granting damages to the plaintiff, Stephen C. Wyle, following a bench trial on his claim for negligent misrepresentation. We affirm.

The trial court found the following facts. In 2002, the defendants purchased a two-unit apartment building located at 38 Oak Street in North Con... More...    $0 (09-20-2011 - NH)