New Hampshire Business Review - May 19, 2023

May 18, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Robotic Hand Assisting Person For Signing Document

‘World’s first robot lawyer’ short-circuited by prosecutors, faces class action suit

Tom Jarvis-NH Bar News,

DoNotPay chatbot app raises questions, and hackles about the use of AI for legal services

U.S. attorney indicts Nashua health club owner on $1 million Covid relief fraud

Jeff Feingold,

Charges include bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering

Women representing themselves win eviction case in NH Supreme Court

Pat Grossmith -Manchester Ink Link,

Justices send case of two tenants in Manchester building back to Circuit Court

NH considers reducing first-time drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors

Jamie L. Costa-Concord Monitor,

Measure aims to lower first-time charges and address institutionalized racism

Friends of New Hampshire Drug Courts expands to support federal program

Jeff Feingold,

Nonprofit begins to offer ‘critical’ services to LASER docket

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

State Supreme Court sides with short-term rental owner, new attorneys at Devine Millimet, Orr & Reno … and more

Federal, local grants help build housing – but NH still has a long way to go

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Despite cluster of funding sources, development of affordable housing is getting ‘more difficult’

GreenPages returns to New Hampshire

Paul Briand,

Workplace flexibility is centerpiece of firm’s new office

McIntyre building to be sold at auction

Jeff Feingold,

GSA launches online bidding process for 2.1-acre downtown Portsmouth property

'New Hampshire’s housing crisis is a human rights issue'

The NH Center for Justice and Equity,

Housing Action NH director ties equity and access to state’s housing plight

More news from NHBR:

Renewable energy is a smart business strategy

Despite shifting policies and regulatory headwinds, behind-the-meter solar remains one of the most cost-effective and quickly deployable solutions to control energy expenses.

Derry, Salem methadone clinics under investigation

Two for-profit methadone clinics in Derry and Salem are under investigation as part of a statewide initiative looking into unnecessary barriers patients might face when seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

Exeter residents file lawsuit against RiverWoods

More than 100 residents are suing the town and RiverWoods over a proposed “massive” health care facility they say would disrupt the character of their neighborhood.

Trump tariffs add to woes for coffee shops

Rising tariffs on Brazilian coffee beans are squeezing Concord’s Brothers Cortado, driving costs up and margins down

Man Counting College Savings Fund, Tuition Fee Or Student Loan W

Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole

As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…