Title LII, Actions, Process, and Service of Process

I. If, during any phase of a tort action brought against an employee which results from an action taken while the employee is directly engaged in student-related services, it appears to the court by a preponderance of evidence that the action is frivolous, or intended to harass o…

I. A defendant who negligently serves alcoholic beverages to a minor or to an intoxicated person is liable for resulting damages, subject to the provisions of this chapter. II. Service of alcoholic beverages to a minor or to an intoxicated person is negligent if the defendant kno…

I. In this section "family" means spouse, parent, grandparent, stepfather, stepmother, child, adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. II. A statement, writing, or action that expresses sympathy, compassion, commisera…

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any victim shall have the right to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover damages from a person convicted of the murder of the victim's relation, as defined in this chapter, or the representative of the …

No action for medical injury shall be commenced until at least 60 days after service upon the person or persons alleged to be liable, by certified or registered mail, of a written notice of claim setting forth, under oath, the nature and circumstances of the alleged injuries and …

Sheriffs, constables and other officers liable for default or misconduct in office shall be held to answer for the damages in an action on the case, and in no other form.

No governmental unit shall be held liable in any action to recover for bodily injury, personal injury or property damage except as provided by this chapter or as is provided or may be provided by other statute.

A consumer may designate another person to serve as the consumer's authorized agent, and act on such consumer's behalf, to opt-out of the processing of such consumer's personal data for one or more of the purposes specified in RSA 507-H:4, I(e). The consumer may designate such au…

I. A person who becomes intoxicated may bring an action against a defendant for serving alcoholic beverages only when the server of such beverages is reckless. The service of alcoholic beverages is reckless when a defendant intentionally serves alcoholic beverages to a person whe…

This chapter applies to all product liability actions accruing after August 22, 1978, and, as to such actions, shall supersede any inconsistent provision of law. In addition, this chapter applies to causes of action accruing prior to August 22, 1978, upon which no action has been…

In any action for medical injury, the declaration or other affirmative pleading shall not specify the amount of damages claimed, but shall, instead, contain a general allegation of damage and shall state that the damages claimed are within any minimum or maximum jurisdictional li…

No property, either real or personal, of the governmental unit shall be subject to attachment or execution to secure payment of or to satisfy any judgment entered against the governmental unit under this chapter.

I. A controller shall: (a) Limit the collection of personal data to what is adequate, relevant and reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which such data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer; (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, not process person…

I. Service of alcoholic beverages is not negligent or reckless if the defendant, at the time of the service, is adhering to responsible business practices. Responsible business practices are those business policies, procedures, and actions which an ordinarily prudent person would…

I. In any product liability action involving a firearm, the manufacturer of the firearm and any federal firearms licensee (FFL) who sold or transferred the firearm shall not be liable in tort under any theory of defective product design, failure to warn, negligence, strict produc…

A person compelled to pay damages for the escape of a prisoner in his custody may recover the same of the prisoner escaping or of others aiding the escape.

In any action for medical injury: I. The damages awarded may include compensation for actual economic losses suffered by the injured person by reason of medical injury, including but not limited to, the cost of reasonable and necessary medical care, rehabilitation services, custo…

I. Except as provided in paragraph II, no actions shall be maintained against the governmental unit under this chapter unless the same is commenced within 3 years after the time of injury or damage, except that when the injury and its causal relationship to the act or omission we…

I. A processor shall adhere to the instructions of a controller and shall assist the controller in meeting the controller's obligations under this chapter. Such assistance shall include: (a) Taking into account the nature of processing and the information available to the process…

I. No defendant may be held civilly liable for damages resulting from the refusal to serve alcoholic beverages to any person who: (a) Fails to show proof of age as required by RSA 179:8; or (b) Appears to a reasonable person to be a minor; or (c) Is refused service of alcoholic b…

Any person who makes, draws, utters or delivers any check, draft or order for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, knowing that the maker or drawer has not sufficient funds in or credit with such bank or other depository for the payment thereof, and which is no…

It shall be lawful for the state or any municipal subdivision thereof, including any county, city, town, school district, school administrative unit or other district, to procure the policies of insurance described in RSA 412. In any action against the state or any municipal subd…

Contributory fault shall not bar recovery in an action by any plaintiff or plaintiff's legal representative, to recover damages in tort for death, personal injury or property damage, if such fault was not greater than the fault of the defendant, or the defendants in the aggregate…

I. In all actions, the court shall: (a) Instruct the jury to determine, or if there is no jury shall find, the amount of damages to be awarded to each claimant and against each defendant in accordance with the proportionate fault of each of the parties; and (b) Enter judgment aga…

I. Except as provided in paragraph II, a right of contribution exists between or among 2 or more persons who are jointly and severally liable upon the same indivisible claim, or otherwise liable for the same injury, death or harm, whether or not judgment has been recovered agains…

I. If the proportionate fault of the parties to a claim for contribution has been established as provided in RSA 507:7-e, a party paying more than its proportionate share of the obligation may recover judgment for contribution upon motion in the same action, or by separate action…

A release or covenant not to sue given in good faith to one of 2 or more persons liable in tort for the same injury discharges that person in accordance with its terms and from all liability for contribution, but it does not discharge any other person liable upon the same claim u…

Evidence of a settlement with, or the giving of a release or covenant not to sue to, one or more persons liable for the same injury shall not be introduced in evidence in a trial by jury of an action against another person to recover damages for the same injury. However, upon ret…

Whenever a subrogation claim pursuant to a contract of insurance is asserted for reimbursement of medical expenses as to a plaintiff's recovery against a third party, the court in which the action is pending shall order such division of expenses and costs of the action, including…

I. In any action for medical injury, no attorney representing any party to such action shall contract for, charge or collect on a contingent fee basis any fee for his services to such party in excess of the following limits: (a) Fifty percent of the first $1,000 recovered; (b) Fo…

Upon entry of final judgment against the governmental unit in any action brought under this chapter, the body charged with the appropriation of funds for the governmental unit shall provide funds through insurance or otherwise to satisfy said judgment within a reasonable time.

I. A controller shall conduct and document a data protection assessment for each of the controller's processing activities that presents a heightened risk of harm to a consumer. For the purposes of this section, processing that presents a heightened risk of harm to a consumer inc…

This chapter is the exclusive remedy against a defendant for claims by those suffering damages based on the defendant's service of alcoholic beverages.

In a proper action, either a wife or husband is entitled to recover damages for loss or impairment of right of consortium whether caused intentionally or by negligent interference. Where fault on the part of the claimant or the claimant's spouse is found to have caused, in whole …

It is expressly declared that no strict liability in tort, nor any implied warranty, attaches to the procurement, furnishing, donation, processing, distributing, or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products or blood derivatives for the purpose of administering, injecting or tran…

I. In this section, "professional standards review organization" means any committee, board or similar entity which reviews and evaluates the acts of members of a profession and shall only include entities established for the following professions and by the following bodies: (a)…

No person shall incur any civil liability to another person by taking any action against such person which would constitute justification pursuant to RSA 627.

A parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of a minor who fails or neglects to exercise reasonable supervision and control of the conduct of such minor shall be liable in a civil action for any acts of vandalism, as defined in RSA 169-B:45, by such minor to the real …

When the conduct of a person would constitute willful concealment as provided in RSA 637:3-a, the person shall be liable to the merchant for damages as provided in RSA 544-C:1. An action for recovery of damages, pursuant to this section, may be brought in small claims court if th…

In product liability actions brought by or in consequence of harm to a user, it is an affirmative defense that the risks complained of by the plaintiff were not discoverable using prevailing research and scientific techniques under the state of the art and were not discoverable u…

I. (a) Firefighters, emergency medical technicians (E.M.T.'s), police officers, and other public safety officers shall have no cause of action for injuries incurred during the performance of duties incidental to and inherent in the officer's official engagement arising from negli…

The defendant in any action brought under RSA 151-E:19 shall be liable to the long-term care facility as provided in RSA 151-E:19. An action under RSA 151-E:19 shall be tried by bench trial. Nothing contained in RSA 151-E or this section shall prohibit or otherwise diminish any o…

I. In this section: (a) "Artificial intelligence" or "AI" means the ability of a machine to display human-like capabilities for cognitive tasks such as reasoning, learning, planning, and creativity. AI systems may adapt their behavior to a certain degree by analyzing the effects …

I. Any owner or operator of a computer online service, Internet service, or bulletin board service, including a provider of an artificial intelligence (AI) chat program, large language model artificial intelligence bot, chat bot, character AI, or other computer application, the s…

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the liability of any governmental unit or public employee for any personal injury, bodily injury, or property damage caused by or resulting from pollutant incidents including, but not limited to, per and polyfluorochemical contaminat…

I. Any controller in possession of de-identified data shall: (a) Take reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be associated with an individual; (b) Publicly commit to maintaining and using de-identified data without attempting to reidentify the data; and (c) Contractua…