Noise-Immunity for Shooting Ranges Under RSA 159-B:1 and :2 Requires Only Noise-Ordinance Compliance; “Began Operations” When Range Opened to the Public Introduction In Martell v. Gold Bess Shooting...
Witness Initials Are Not “Signatures” Under RSA 551:2 Absent Intent; New Hampshire Declines Substantial Compliance Case: In re Estate of Anna M. Hafey (N.H. Sup. Ct.) | Date: January 23, 2026 |...
Trial-Court Discretion to Limit Live Cross-Examination When Prior-Testimony Is Admitted for a Memory-Impaired Witness; Harmless-Error Review for Forensic Video Opinion; Work-Product Protection for...
On-Call Permission Does Not Convert a Personal Errand into “Traveling Employee” Risk Under New Hampshire Workers’ Compensation Law Case: Appeal of Michael Messina (Supreme Court of New Hampshire,...
Turner v. TD Bank: Conflicting Street Address and Book/Page in a Mortgage Creates an Ambiguity Requiring Extrinsic Evidence; Prior Quiet-Title Decree on Different Parcels Does Not Bar Later...
Peregrine Interests LLC v. Todd: Member Withdrawal Is Not a “Transfer” Under the New Hampshire LLC Act Absent Express Contractual Limitation I. Introduction In Peregrine Interests LLC & a. v. Todd,...
State v. Thet: Clarifying When Treating Physicians May Testify About a Sexual‑Assault Victim’s “Trauma History” Without Impermissible Credibility Bolstering I. Introduction The Supreme Court of New...
No Expiration on Credibility: EES Inclusion of Former Officers and Old Misconduct under RSA 105:13-d Introduction This commentary analyzes the New Hampshire Supreme Court’s order in John Doe v. New...
Material Prejudice and Proof of Coverage Gaps in Wireless Tower Zoning: Commentary on Whittier Communications, Inc. v. Town of Wakefield I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Supreme Court of...
Clarifying DCYF’s Duty to Inform Parents of Specific Abuse or Neglect Allegations Under RSA 169‑C:34, VI: Commentary on In re G.W. I. Introduction The New Hampshire Supreme Court’s decision in In re...
Scrivener’s Errors, Pension Division, and Interim Orders in Divorce: Commentary on In the Matter of Warren & Jean Jackson (N.H. 2025) I. Introduction The New Hampshire Supreme Court’s order in In the...
Reasonable Need, Not the Statutory Formula, Controls Term Alimony Under RSA 458:19-a: Commentary on In the Matter of Laurie Bondaz & Jean‑Pierre Bondaz Commentary on the New Hampshire Supreme Court’s...
State v. Laforest: Defining the “Appropriate Court” Under New Hampshire’s Interstate Agreement on Detainers I. Introduction In State v. Laforest, 2025 N.H. 49 (Nov. 21, 2025), the New Hampshire...
“Personnel Information” and Foreseeable Admissibility: Doe v. Concord Police Department and the Scope of New Hampshire’s Exculpatory Evidence Schedule I. Introduction The Supreme Court of New...
UAGPPJA Is the Exclusive Basis for Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction in New Hampshire; “Home State” Is Determined by Physical Presence and a Respondent’s Objection Defeats Significant‑Connection...
Stipulated Relocation Timelines Do Not Terminate UCCJEA Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction Absent RSA 458-A:13 Findings Introduction In the Matter of Taylor Coyne and Ashley Blanchfield (N.H. Sup....
Statutory Right of Way Does Not Justify a Directed Verdict in Negligence: Commentary on Sheila Jenot v. Lyman Jenot, Jr. & a. (N.H. 2025) 1. Introduction This New Hampshire Supreme Court order in...
Sending Districts Must Pay Tuition to Out‑of‑District Open Enrollment Schools Even Without Local Program Adoption (RSA 194‑D) Introduction In Appeal of Pittsfield School District, 2025 N.H. 46 (Oct....
Ball v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester: RSA 508:4-g Cannot Revive Pre-2020 Time-Barred Sexual-Assault Claims; Police-Power Balancing Limited to Contract-Impairment; Vested Limitations Defense...
No Unequal Bargaining Power Required: N.H. Supreme Court Affirms Constructive Trust and Applies Discovery Rule to Latent Ownership Claims in Family Business Introduction In Michael L. McLaughlin v....