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Gabapentin use and a claim for memory loss in New Hampshire

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Filing deadline3 years from discovery of injuryN.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire: 3 years for personal injury (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4). Discovery rule applies — limitations begin when the plaintiff discovers or should have discovered the injury and its cause. A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from discovery of injury

Source: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

New Hampshire's severe opioid crisis — the state has had among the highest per-capita opioid overdose death rates in New England — drove aggressive gabapentin prescribing as physicians sought alternatives for chronic pain patients. The state's aging population, with over 19 percent of residents aged 65 and older, concentrates elderly gabapentin users at heightened cognitive risk. New Hampshire has not scheduled gabapentin as a controlled substance. The state's relatively small population of 1.4 million and limited medical resources outside the Dartmouth-Hitchcock system in Hanover/Lebanon and the Manchester/Concord corridor mean that gabapentin-induced cognitive decline may go unrecognized in rural northern New Hampshire communities.

New Hampshire gabapentin cases are filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Concord) or in New Hampshire Superior Court. The state follows modified comparative fault with a 50% bar. New Hampshire does not cap compensatory damages in product liability cases. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center provides the state's primary academic neurology resource. New Hampshire's 3-year SOL provides reasonable filing time.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Gabapentin use and a claim for memory loss overview. This page covers the local information available for New Hampshire.

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Sources

  1. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4