Effective January 1, 2015, adultery will no longer be a crime in the State of New Hampshire. While House Bill 1125 repeals adultery as a crime within the State, it does not remove adultery as a basis for a fault ground divorce in New Hampshire. Nonetheless, the repeal of adultery as a crime will have an impact on divorce proceedings…
On May 30, 2014, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an opinion which clarified the standards by which alimony awards could be renewed or extended. In the case of Lyon and Lyon, the parties were divorced in 2007. Pursuant to the Divorce Decree, the husband was to pay alimony from January 1, 2007 until June 30, 2012. On May 31,…
Under New Hampshire law, a successor entity may be held liable for a predecessor’s debt when: (1) buyer expressly or impliedly agrees to assume such liability; (2) the transaction amounts to a de facto consolidation or merger; (3) the buyer entity is merely a continuation of the seller entity; <spanclass+”bold”>or (4) the transaction is entered into fraudulently for purposes of…
Nashua Telegraph Friday, May 30, 2014 City’s oldest law firm moving from Main Street to 101A ‘glass tower’ By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer NASHUA – The city’s oldest law firm is moving away from its imposing presence in a former bank on Main Street, lured by better access, high-tech fixtures and parking at the “glass tower” of Trafalgar Square on…
New Hampshire has long recognized that employment non-compete agreements are narrowly construed to protect only the legitimate business interests of the employer. If an employer seeks to enforce one of these agreements, the court has the power, if it finds that the agreement is overreaching, to not enforce any of it or if it finds that it needs to be…
Federal and state employment discrimination laws do not require employers to be fair and reasonable in determining when to fire an employee; they require that the employer not discriminate against the employees based upon a protected class. This point was illustrated in the First Circuit Court of Appeals April 29, 2014 decision of Robert Adamson v. Walgreens Co. In that…
It has always been understood that a trial judge, whether sitting in the superior, district, probate, or family court, has the inherent authority to control the manner in which business is conducted in his/her courtroom. The Supreme Court, in the case of In re: GG recently demonstrated how far that authority can extend. The case of In re: GG is…
Whether a person is injured as a result of a car accident, motorcycle accident, automobile accident, pedestrian accident, a slip and fall, or another manner as a result of the negligence of another, the injury victim must learn to communicate with his or her doctor, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, nurse practitioner or other medical provider. The injury victim must effectively…
Selling Stock As we said previously most companies sell their equity pursuant to an exemption from both state and federal law. The state Blue Sky laws can be complex and require the retention of a lawyer familiar with each state’s requirements. Also, remember, even if your company falls under the safe harbor rules under the rules in Reg D, you…
A recent Federal Court decision emphasizes the importance of providing for the payment of expenses by some means to employees or independent contractors whom may later be determined by a court or governmental agency to legally be employees. In the March 19 decision of Robert Gennell, Jr. v. FedEx Corp., the New Hampshire federal trial judge addressed the drivers’ reimbursement…