Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) — Workers’ Compensation — Workplace Injuries — Product Liability — Medical Malpractice — Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment

Have you been injured in a motor vehicle accident? Have you incurred medical bills, lost time from work, or suffered other damages as a result of someone else’s negligence? If so, you may have a valuable claim, and may also be entitled to certain benefits under your own insurance policy. The insurance companies have claims professionals working for them…and you should, too.

Prompt consultation with an attorney will help you document important information, understand your rights, and pursue your claim. The Stewart & Murphy team has extensive experience in the motor vehicle accident field. If you feel we can help, give us a call. Your initial call and initial consultation with us are always free.

Employees who have been injured in the course of their employment are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. If you’ve been hurt on the job and your workers’ compensation claim is being denied by an insurance carrier, or if you’re involved in a dispute over payment of a benefit, legal assistance may be necessary.

You may be entitled to weekly disability benefits, payment of medical expenses, a permanent impairment award, or even vocational assistance if you cannot return to your previous job. Stewart & Murphy has handled many workers’ compensation claims over the years, and would be happy to discuss your claim with you. Please contact us to find out more.

If you’ve been injured at work and someone other than your employer may be responsible, you may require legal counsel to help you identify and pursue claims outside of a workers’ compensation claim.

Stewart & Murphy has years of experience in the field of workplace injury claims. We investigate workplace accidents to determine whether there is a basis to bring a claim against others, such as a contractor, the owner of the premises, or a vehicle or equipment operator, then work with our clients toward obtaining the compensation they deserve.

Have you or has a loved one been hurt using a particular product? Product liability claims relate to injuries caused by dangerous products. Manufacturers of potentially dangerous products have a responsibility to anticipate injuries that may result from expected uses of such products, to design out or guard against dangers of such products, and if the dangers are unavoidable, to warn users.

If people are injured by products that are unreasonably dangerous and have inadequate warnings, the manufacturer is “strictly” liable for the resulting harm, regardless of what precautions may have been taken in the manufacturing process. An attorney knowledgeable in this area can advise you as to whether you may have a viable product liability claim.

If you feel that Stewart & Murphy can be of assistance in pursuing your product liability case, please contact us and let us put our knowledge and skill in this area to work for you.

Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a medical care provider (such as a doctor or nurse) that causes harm to a patient. Negligence is defined in such cases as the failure to act in accordance with the standards of the profession and with the skill of the average practitioner of that profession.

Not all “bad outcomes” are necessarily malpractice, and therefore the fact that a patient was injured during a medical procedure does not necessarily mean that malpractice occurred. Rather, the question is whether the injury was caused by poor (“substandard”) medical care. To determine whether a particular injury was caused by malpractice, it is usually necessary to collect the medical records and have them reviewed by qualified experts.

Not sure if your case is medical malpractice? A review by a qualified attorney can help you make an informed decision about how to proceed. Stewart & Murphy has been litigating medical malpractice cases for decades, and has earned the expertise necessary to guide clients through this often difficult legal process.

Sexually abusive behavior may give rise to liability on the part of the offending party, as well as by those who foster or permit such conduct to occur. Sexual assault is a crime in New Hampshire and may also result in severe civil penalties.

Sexual assault is any act in which the victim is subjected to unwanted sexual touching, fondling, kissing, groping, or rape.

Sexual harassment can be extremely traumatic for the victim and is often more difficult to define. Generally, sexual harassment involves offensive and inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature, directed to a person or group of persons.  Examples of sexual harassment include repeated and unwanted sexual advancement, sexually charged language or expression, posting or transmitting written or graphic images that describe or depict sexual acts.

The Human Rights Commission located in Concord, New Hampshire, provides a legal forum for those who suffer sexual assault or harassment both in the workplace and in other contexts. Stewart & Murphy has represented victims of sexual assault and harassment before the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission, as well as in the New Hampshire trial courts. Under New Hampshire law, the deadline for filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission is far shorter than that of other claims, and must be filed no more than 180 days from the date the last offensive conduct took place. It is therefore essential to contact a lawyer experienced in this area of the law as soon as possible after the offending conduct occurs. Claims can be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission within 300 days.

Sexual harassment claims need not involve any physical contact with the victim.  Verbal harassment of a sexual nature may support a claim.

Find Out If You Have A Sexual Harassment Case

Stewart & Murphy has represented victims of sexual assault and harassment before the Human Rights Commission, as well as the courts of New Hampshire. For more information on sexual assault and sexual harassment, or to find out if you have a case, contact us for a free confidential case review and receive a response within hours, or call toll free 800-343-1263.