Each year thousands of people are victims of injuries due to the failure of property owners to maintain a safe premises. The problem that often arises in slip and falls cases is that the victim does not always recall what caused him or her to slip as the moments after the injury are often directed towards, and rightfully so, his/her…
Employees have limited rights in keeping their social media and private emails secret from their current or potential employers under New Hampshire statute RSA 275:73 through 75, which provides that employers cannot require job candidates or existing employees to allow them access to their social media or private e-mails, including requiring the employee to provide a password or “friending” on…
In today’s mobile society, parents who are the subjection of a child support order frequently move away from the state that originally adjudicated the child support case. In order to avoid conflicting child support orders, New Hampshire and many other states have adopted a variation of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, otherwise known as UIFSA. UIFSA sets forth a…
Some employees, including many executives have, in addition to confidentiality requirements with the current employer, non-compete or non-solicitation obligations. A non-compete obligation is generally one that restricts the ability to work for a competitor for a period of time after leaving the current employer. A non-solicitation obligation usually addresses the inability of the employee to solicit customers or employees of…
An individual who is sales representatives of a number of companies may not be an employee of any of them, but is an independent contractor. For example, a manufacturer’s representative for furniture companies may have a lamp line, a dining room table line, and an upholstery chair and couch line, and sells all of these types of furniture from different…
In 1988, Congress ratified the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Hague Convention”). The treaty addresses the issue of children who have been wrongfully taken or retained in a foreign country. Simultaneous with the ratification of the Hague Convention, Congress enacted the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (42 U.S.C. §11601 (1988)), which implements the treaty and…
On August 4, 2015, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Kukesh v. Mutrie. Scott Kukesh was one of four police officers injured when he attempted to serve a search warrant at the defendant’s home in Greenland, New Hampshire. The defendant’s 29-year old son killed the Greenland Police Chief, and injured four other police officers…
For those with an entrepreneurial spirit, purchasing the right franchise can provide instant name recognition, a product to sell, and valuable training. When considering purchasing a franchise, it is essential to have professionals to assist in that endeavor including an accountant and an attorney. Once financials have been assessed, anyone who purchase franchise locations, known as franchisees, have to consider…
As a business owner when leasing commercial space it is important to have an attorney assist you in reviewing and negotiating the lease. Some of the terms of a commercial lease are generally negotiable. If there is more than a fixed monthly rent to pay it is important what that additional rent will be. For example, it is not uncommon…
Global Positioning Systems (“GPS”) are available in most electronic hand-held devices, such as cell phones, laptops, iPads and tablets. There are also devices specifically geared to tracking the location of individuals. These devices have been used in the last 10 years to track and locate a spouse whom is believed to be having an affair, or used to track where…