When doctors don’t pay attention to what dose they prescribe for a drug, brain damage may happen. This case is another that could have easily been prevented. It’s another situation where a patient was given an accidental overdose of morphine. If the doctor had been paying attention to what he was doing, this victim would [...]

A jury found for the plaintiff in this personal injury case. The award was $1.5 million for contracting HPV from a dentist. “Certainly, the truth can indeed be stranger than fiction and this is one instance where that is the case. I heard about this lawsuit thanks to another personal injury lawyer. It involves a [...]

Having expired drugs on board an EMS vehicle is a pretty serious infraction. Expired drugs may cost someone their life. “I heard about this particular case, and it raises some very serious questions about the drugs on board EMS ambulances. While this instance was reported in Georgia, the ramifications could apply across the US, even [...]

This unusual case has many twists and turns. The bottom line is whether or not a sudden medical emergency is a defense for wrongful death. I’ve been practicing personal injury law in New Hampshire for over 27 years, and I’ve seen a lot of interesting cases and a lot of lives thrown into chaos. This [...]

Why people think that taking narcotics and driving is safe is unbelievable. This case is a clear example of the deadly consequences of mixing narcotics and cars. Being a New Hampshire personal injury attorney, I often have the chance to read about other cases that involve things like car crashes, motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, [...]

Who would think to rearm a grenade with kids around is totally baffling. A young boy was seriously injured due to someone’s stupidity. Fire power is best left for wars, not as souvenirs kicking around someone’s house. While many people may indeed have old guns, pieces of shrapnel, bullets and other mementoes of serving in [...]

Following the rules of the road applies to everyone. That includes snowplows. “The way I heard about this case was that it involved a snowplow operator who blew a yield sign,” explained Charlie Donahue, a New Hampshire personal injury lawyer. The way this accident happened was that two teens were headed home in their white [...]

This vehicle rollover killed one and severely injured four others. Falling asleep at the wheel can be fatal. This is a case that Charlie Donahue, a New Hampshire personal injury lawyer, heard about that took place in Idaho and involved several young adults. The odd thing is that it took place early in the morning, [...]

Sexual abuse is not just about sex. It also happens to be about power over another. It’s hard to make blanket statements about child sexual abuse when it comes to the actual statistics. This is largely because the government lumps physical and sexual abuse together and survivors who blissfully “forgot” their abuse, tended to not [...]

Imagine one of your relatives being so doped up in a nursing home they don’t know who you are when you visit. Look for other signs of nursing home abuse immediately. When you make the decision to place a relative in a nursing home, you don’t do it just because you “can.” You do it [...]