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Raising the Limit: Recent Trends In the past few years, states have been raising their speed limit levels on a lot of their highways. This has led to intense debate over whether or not raising the speed limit has made the roads safer or more dangerous. Research has turned up mixed results. Almost anyone will…

Back on June 7, 2014, at 1:00 am comedian Tracy Morgan and other passengers in his car were severely injured when a Wal-Mart truck failed to brake and slammed into their vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike. One of Tracey Morgan’s friends was killed in the crash. An investigation revealed that the Walmart truck driver…

Yesterday was the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It was a day of remembrance for those who lost their lives in the worst attack on US soil. It was ironic that yesterday we learned that the US Treasury had declared that the Boston Marathon bombing was not determined to be an “act of terrorism”…

If you’ve driven into New Hampshire recently, you may have noticed the electronic signs alongside the road which state “one bad driving decision, a lifetime of regrets.” While this holds true for any driving decision, it appears that bicyclists in New Hampshire feel that they are immune from the “rules of the road.” In Hudson…

Coming soon after the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to suspend a new Department of Transportation regulation which would have required truck drivers to take at least 34 hours off of work after working sixty hours in seven days or seventy hours in eight days, accidents involving tractor trailer trucks appear to be on the rise…

Yesterday, July 22, 2014, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate took the progressive step of passing House Bill 4123, more commonly referred to as the “Trial Court Bill.” Prior to enactment, Massachusetts trial courts did not allow attorney conducted voir dire and prohibited attorneys from suggesting a specific monetary amount for damages in a civil…

This past weekend saw some sad examples of fatal dog attacks involving children, a somber warning for dog owners and parents. The first case involved a seven month old infant in Ohio who was attacked by a dog owned by his step-grandmother who was watching him at the time. The second case involved a four…

Only a few days into June and all of the hard work of the NHTSA who promoted Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May seems to have been undone. Throughout New England, including Massachusetts and New Hampshire, fatal motorcycle accidents seemed to dot the news headlines. On Monday, a 51 year old man from Weare, New Hampshire was…

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The National Safety Council wants everyone to take a pledge and not drive distracted. Who’s Ready to Take the Pledge? Did a distracted driver collide with your car? Were you injured and need help? Call the Granite Law Group for a free consultation! We can help you recover…

It’s that time again – the Winter Olympics – when we stare in awe at professional Olympians who can perform ski racing and ski jumps with relative ease. Perhaps we wonder how one gets to such a high level of performance. The answer is practice. But what happens when you’re practicing on the slopes and…