Articles by Norma Love

Drive Faster, Drink Later Among New Hampshire’s New Laws

Under new laws in New Hampshire taking effect with the start of the new year, people can drive faster along a rural section of Interstate 93 in New Hampshire and drink an hour later at local bars with the community’s …

Keep Properties Open, Lawmakers Urge New Hampshire Landowners

New Hampshire lawmakers are urging nervous landowners to leave their properties open to recreation while they work to improve their liability protections. State Rep. Gene Chandler, a Bartlett Republican, and state Sen. Andy Sanborn, a Henniker Republican, are heading up …

New Hampshire AG Balks at Malpractice Fund Settlement

New Hampshire’s attorney general objected Friday to a proposed settlement in a tug-of-war over $110 million of surplus money in a state-created malpractice insurance fund because lawyers would get up to $27.5 million of it. Attorney General Michael Delaney wrote …

Hunter’s Lawsuit Stirs Landowner Liability Concern in New Hampshire

Some New Hampshire lawmakers worried a lawsuit by a hunter will prompt landowners to close their lands to hunting and other recreational activities will meet Tuesday to discuss how to tighten the state’s law protecting landowners from liability. State Rep. …

Whistleblower Sues N.H. Insurance Regulators

A health policy analyst with the New Hampshire Insurance Department who was fired after challenging her bosses over a federal health care contract is now suing them under the state’s whistleblower statute. Concord attorney Chuck Douglas told The Associated Press …

New Hampshire Bill Would Repeal Boat Speed Limits

A year after New Hampshire established permanent speed limits on its largest lake, lawmakers are considering repealing them. The Senate is considering a bill that replaces a daytime speed limit on Lake Winnipesaukee of 45 mph and the nighttime limit …

New Hampshire Argues Claim to $110M Malpractice Fund

New Hampshire will ask the state Supreme Court today to support its claim to $110 million in surplus from a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The central question is whether the fund’s policyholders have a constitutionally protected contractual right to …

New Hampshire Appeals Ruling Denying Malpractice Fund Claim

New Hampshire has appealed a lower court ruling denying its claim to a $110 million surplus in a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The state counted on $65 million of the money to help balance the budget in the fiscal …

New Hampshire Judge Rejects State’s Claim on Malpractice Fund

A New Hampshire judge has rejected the state’s claim on a $110 million surplus in a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The state counted on $65 million of the money to help balance the budget in the fiscal year that …

Do Medical Malpractice Screening Panels Lower Costs or Save Time?

A two-year-old New Hampshire law that was supposed to speed up the processing of medical malpractice lawsuits has slowed things down instead. The law created special screening panels designed to encourage people to settle or drop their suits. But in …