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How the 51% Fault Rule Changes What a Crash Victim Can Recover A car accident rarely comes down to one driver doing everything wrong and the other doing everything right. Insurance companies in New Hampshire know this, and they often look for any evidence that an injured driver shares some blame. Even a small percentage...

Construction Zone Crashes Often Involve More Than A Careless Driver Road construction season begins as soon as New Hampshire temperatures start to rise, bringing lane shifts, narrowed roadways, temporary traffic controls, and changing traffic patterns to highways across the state. While most drivers slow down and adjust, it only takes one careless decision in a...

Motorcycle Awareness Month Highlights The Risks Riders Face The first stretch of warm weather in New Hampshire changes traffic patterns almost overnight. Windows come down, traffic picks up, and motorcycles begin reappearing on roads that only weeks earlier were covered in salt and frost. May, recognized as Motorcycle Awareness Month, arrives right as that shift...

Why New Hampshire Is Moving Toward Tougher Distracted Driving Penalties Every year, families across New Hampshire get a phone call that changes everything. Not because someone was calling them, but because someone else was on their phone while driving. The car accident happens in seconds. The recovery, if it comes at all, can take years....

The violent jolt of a crash can turn your skull into a hard, unforgiving shell and your brain into a passenger with no seatbelt. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and at Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin, P.A., our New Hampshire car accident lawyers see every day how the invisible forces inside a collision...

Recently published figures indicate that New Hampshire finished 2025 with a modest rise in traffic fatalities compared to the previous year. Officials reported 137 deaths statewide, up slightly from 135 in 2024. Even with that uptick, the number of fatal crashes remains lower than in past decades. Two roadway fatalities have occurred so far in...

When Delayed Injuries Raise Legal Questions In the aftermath of an accident, many people focus on the damage they can see. Crumpled vehicles, broken glass, or visible cuts often dominate the moment. What is less obvious, and sometimes far more serious, are injuries that do not announce themselves right away. Delayed injury symptoms are common...

Images taken at the crash scene can make all the difference After a car accident, things move fast. Vehicles are towed, traffic clears, and you may be dealing with an injury that requires immediate medical attention. With so much happening at once, it can be hard to focus, but one of the most important things...

How Roadway Safety Concerns Reflected in National Data Are Playing Out Here at Home Every November, communities across the country pause to remember the lives cut short by roadway crashes. The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is more than a memorial; it’s a national call to action. Across more than 75 U.S....

More than 12% of New Hampshire traffic deaths involve pedestrians Walking across the street shouldn’t feel like stepping into a game of chance. But for too many New Hampshire pedestrians, it does. Each day, pedestrians take that small leap of faith. They trust that the drivers around them are paying attention, following the rules, and...