Uninsured Motorist

As part of our ongoing commitment to serving our clients, the Personal Injury Attorneys at Parnell Michels and McKay review changes to New Hampshire law in order to ensure we continue to obtain the best results for our clients. This week, there was a significant update in the law regarding uninsured motorist claims. Pelissier addressed a statute of limitations argument regarding uninsured/underinsured motorist claims. This case involved a scenario all too common in motor vehicle accidents, where the driver at fault has too little insurance to cover the serious injuries they caused another innocent driver. In those circumstances, an under-insured motorist claim with the innocent driver’s insurance is appropriate. However, these claims are subject to the same three-year statute of limitations that most other injury…