In May, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued a decision in Merrimack Valley Wood Products Inc. v. Near, a case that served to further define when non-competition agreements are enforceable under New Hampshire law. Past court decisions have established under…
For further information: OK, let’s get one thing straight — I hate pinot noir. Blasphemy, I know, to all the pinot heads out there — as well as pigeon-holing the fact that I don’t know my palate from, well, a…
I opened the registered letter and was shocked. My best clients were joining together in a class-action lawsuit against me. The letter stated that I had promulgated a false allusion of success by having them follow the 80-20 rule. The…
Lying low It took two trials, 26 jurors, armies of lawyers, months of testimony, weeks of deliberation and countless witnesses for a decision to be reached on former Tyco International bigwigs Dennis “Livin’ Large” Kozlowski and Mark “I Know Nothing”…
You’ve worked hard with your team of financial consultants and advisers to build a nest egg that you and they expect to support your retirement lifestyle. But what happens when your 22-year-old college graduate comes back to you - “boomerangs”…
How’s this for a business model? “We don’t really care whether something sells one copy or a thousand copies. It’s irrelevant to us, and not just in a philosophical way — we don’t make any money on anything anyway, so…
The Berlin City Bank and the Pemigewasset National Bank will soon be things of the past - or at least their names will. Northway Financial Inc., parent company of both banks, has plans to consolidate the two institutions into a…
The narrow vote to censure former House Speaker Gene Chandler for his fund-raising mistakes has put a spotlight on Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin, R-Portsmouth, who netted even more money from testimonials without punishment. Opponents of Representative Chandler, R-Bartlett, say he…
The Save the Shipyard Advisory Team — whose goal will be to help remove the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from the Defense Department base closure list - has been formed by Gov. John Lynch. “This is one more step — a…
Life is not simple. Good people sometimes do bad things. Bad things sometimes happen to good people. The issues of guilt, innocence, appropriate sanction and democracy can all get wrapped up in individual cases. All of these factors were evident…
