http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T18:11:56-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/town_sues_robin_hood_citizen_group_known_for_feeding_parking_meters_says_it/ A New Hampshire town has sued a group of half-a-dozen citizens known as the Robin Hooders, contending that their harassment of parking enforcement officers could force the workers to quit if a court doesn't grant relief. Although the group feeds parking meters on behalf of strangers, the Keene suit says… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Government Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, States, New Hampshire Tue, 14 May 2013 16:40:29 -0500 44178.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_236m_verdict_against_exxonmobil_isnt_her_first_big_win/ The lead lawyer who obtained a $236 million verdict against ExxonMobil in a groundwater contamination case last week had another high-profile win in 2005 against Wal-Mart. Being a lawyer was a childhood dream for 44-year-old Jessica Grant, who used to play make-believe court in her bedroom when she was 11… Environmental Law, Government Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New Hampshire Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:35:01 -0500 43730.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nh_lawyer_convicted/ Urged by a defense lawyer to consider whether a New Hampshire attorney decided only after crossing the border into Canada to make a pornographic film featuring a 14-year-old girl, thus negating a key element of the charged crime, a federal jury in Concord lost little time in reaching a guilty… Criminal Justice, International Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, 1st Circuit Court, States, New Hampshire Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:43:47 -0600 42296.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/jailed_inmate_catches_new_case_after_allegedly_impersonating_his_lawyer_to_/ A defendant already jailed awaiting trial in a drug case is expected to face an additional identity theft charge after prosecutors say he impersonated his public defender in order to place a phone call to another inmate. John Bouraphael is accused of making a three-way call from the Rockingham County… Criminal Justice, Judiciary, Court Security, States, New Hampshire Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:30:14 -0600 42173.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/awaiting_child_porn_hearing_in_state_court_nh_lawyer_is_arrested_by_fbi_age/ Things went from bad to worse for Lisa Biron on Friday morning, as the New Hampshire lawyer was awaiting a probable cause hearing on possession of child pornography charges she faces in state court. FBI agents entered the courtroom in Manchester, told Biron to leave her belongings and took her… Criminal Justice, Trials & Litigation, 1st Circuit Court, States, New Hampshire Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:12:24 -0600 41692.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hurricane_sandy_victim_is_son_of_new_york_judge_and_new_hampshire_bar_presi/ The story tells of a mother’s agony as she waited for her 24-year-old son to return home as Hurricane Sandy struck New York City on Monday. Marcia Sikowitz, a New York housing court judge, fell asleep without hearing from her son, Jake Vogelman, the Daily Beast reports.… Bar Associations, Judiciary, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy, Personal Lives, States, New Hampshire, New York Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:36:39 -0500 41389.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nh_asks_judge_for_broad_access_to_hospital_patient_records_seeking_full_inf/ In an ongoing effort to determine how many patients at a New Hampshire medical center may allegedly have been infected by a rogue medical technician with hepatitis C, an assistant state attorney general has asked a Merrimack Superior Court judge to order Exeter Hospital to provide broad access to patient… Consumer Law, Criminal Justice, Health Law, Privacy Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, States, New Hampshire Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:35:23 -0500 41217.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_hampshire_ag_wont_charge_ex-prosecutor_over_fantasy_football_league/ A former county prosecutor in New Hampshire won’t face charges over work emails discussing fantasy football. New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney issued a statement on Monday announcing his decision not to prosecute, report the Union Leader and the Eagle-Tribune. Ross McLeod resigned from his… Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, States, New Hampshire Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:13:01 -0500 41066.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/top_n.h._court_says_innocent_insured_includes_duped_law_firm_partner_nixes_/ In the latest twist in an attorney misappropriation matter that has created trouble for a longtime law partner to the alleged wrongdoer, the New Hampshire Supreme Court says an insurance company that provided professional liability coverage to the duo's law firm can't rescind its policy based on incorrect information supplied… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Contracts, Insurance Law, Law Firms, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New Hampshire Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:00:33 -0500 40936.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_fights_own_fee_dispute_simultaneously_with_pi_clients_case_earns_ove/ A New Hampshire lawyer who fought hard for his own claimed $2 million fee at the same time he was seeking an $11 million settlement on behalf of a paralyzed personal injury client earned a fee of over $1.5 million. But Timothy O'Meara was also disbarred by the state supreme… Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Attorney Fees, Verdicts & Settlements, 3rd Circuit Court, States, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:45:43 -0500 40771.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/as_8_states_probe_possible_hepatitis_outbreak_some_wonder_why_hospitals_did/ A hospital technician accused of transmitting his own hepatitis C to 30 patients in New Hampshire, by injecting himself with their medications and then leaving the syringes, filled with another liquid, to be reused on them, is facing federal criminal charges. But as authorities in Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan,… Corporate Law, Criminal Justice, Health Law, Labor & Employment, 1st Circuit Court, States, New Hampshire Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:51:08 -0500 39885.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/medical_technician_is_criminally_charged_in_hospital_hepatitis_c_outbreak/ A former hospital medical technician with hepatitis C has been criminally charged in federal court in New Hampshire based on accusations that he infected at least 30 patients with the blood disease by injecting himself with a potent anesthetic intended for patients and then replacing the drug with another liquid… Criminal Justice, Health Law, 1st Circuit Court, States, New Hampshire Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:39:35 -0500 39808.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/top_nh_lawmaker_resigns--twice--after_law_firm_partner_raises_questions_abo/ The majority leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives resigned over the weekend after a fellow state lawmaker who operates his own law firm raised questions about the hours former Rep. D.J. Bettencourt reportedly claimed to have worked there during an internship required for his law degree. Initially, Bettencourt… Law Firms, Law Schools, Law Students, Legal Ethics, States, New Hampshire Tue, 29 May 2012 12:28:56 -0500 38995.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_comments_at_public_meeting_are_privileged_top_nh_court_says_if_no_on/ Confidential information discussed by a lawyer with his clients, the New Hampshire Local Government Center, at a public meeting of the center are privileged, the state's top court has ruled, because no member of the public was present to hear them. Ruling Friday on a claim by the Professional Fire… Government Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, States, New Hampshire Mon, 14 May 2012 11:05:24 -0500 38779.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/longtimg_n.h._law_firm_wiggin_nourie_to_close_its_doors_after_losing_20_law/ A longtime New Hampshire law firm that can trace its roots back to the 1860s and has helped launch the careers of a number of prominent prosecutors and judges will soon be closing its doors, after losing 20 lawyers since 2010. L. Jonathan Ross, who serves as president of Business of Law, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Partners, States, New Hampshire Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:25:54 -0600 37089.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_brief_supports_appointed_counsel_for_indigent_parents_in_abuse_and_negl/ The American Bar Association has filed an amicus supporting state-funded counsel for indigent parents facing the possible loss of their children in abuse or neglect cases filed by the state. The brief (PDF) filed with the New Hampshire Supreme Court says the risk of error when parents are… Appellate Practice, Bar Associations, ABA, Constitutional Law, Family Law, States, New Hampshire Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:12:31 -0600 36510.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_wife_can_sue_nixon_peabody_attorney_over_claimed_injuries_due_to_he/ Once a prominent New Hampshire attorney, Thomas J. Tessier was disbarred in 2008. He is serving a four-year federal prison sentence after allegedly funneling some $2.3 million from an estate for his own personal use while working at Christy & Tessier in Manchester, according to an Associated… Appellate Practice, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Contracts, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Legal Ethics, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New Hampshire Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:27:20 -0500 34996.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/retirement_offers_retired_us_supreme_court_justice_souter_a_chance_to_read_/ Retirement has allowed former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter a long-awaited chance to catch up on his reading in between stints on the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals bench. But he had to move to another home in New Hampshire instead of returning to his longtime abode,… Careers, Celebrities, Judiciary, 1st Circuit Court, States, New Hampshire Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:25:56 -0500 34908.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/top_n.h._court_nixes_100_fine_lawyer_simultaneously_scheduled_in_2_courts_d/ Fined $100 for failing to appear at a pretrial hearing in one county because he was attending a pretrial hearing in another county, a New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer appealed the sanction. Today, finding that Stuart Dedopoulos had made timely and diligent efforts to obtain the court's permission to reschedule… Appellate Practice, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New Hampshire Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:22:01 -0500 34037.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/search_warrant_law_firm_scammed_out_of_almost_10k_via_fraudulent_credit-car/ Corrected: A small New Hampshire law firm lost nearly $10,000 when it was scammed in a credit-card identity-theft scheme, according to a U.S. Secret Service agent's affidavit seeking a search warrant for a suspect's condominium. Attorney Justin Nadeau lost $9,693.13 when someone's credit card was fraudulently used to pay a… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Criminal Justice, Law Firms, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, States, New Hampshire Tue, 03 May 2011 16:39:23 -0500 32640.abajournal.com