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RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

STANDING PRETRIAL ORDERS


    63. A. The life expectancy tables in textbooks such as C.J.S. and Am. Jur. (2d) are admissible as evidence to prove life expectancy.

        B.  Any party claiming damages shall furnish to opposing counsel, within six months after entry of the action, a list specifying in detail all special damages claimed; copies of bills incurred thereafter shall be furnished on receipt. Any party claiming loss of income shall furnish opposing counsel, within six months after the entry of the action, as soon as each is available, copies of the party's Federal Income Tax Returns for the year of the incident giving rise to the loss of income, and for two years before, and one year after, that year, or, in the alternative, written authorization to procure such copies from the Internal Revenue Service.

        C. If, after an action has been entered for three months, a party submits copies of bills incurred to opposing counsel, and no objection has been made within thirty days, the bills may be introduced without formal proof.

        D. In actions to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant shall have the right to a medical examination of the plaintiff prior to, or during, trial.

        E. Copies of all medical reports relating to the litigation, in the possession of the parties, will be furnished opposing counsel on receipt of the same.

        F. X-rays and hospital records (which are certified as being complete records) if otherwise admissible and competent may be introduced without calling the custodian or technician. Any party shall have the right to procure from opposing counsel an authorization to examine and obtain copies of hospital records and X-rays involved in the litigation.

        G. All experts, including doctors and law enforcement personnel, who are to testify at a trial, will be advised by counsel to bring their original records and notes to court with them.

        H. The issue of speed of a motor vehicle on a public highway, if material, will be submitted on the grounds of reasonableness without regard to statutory provisions relative to rates of speed that are prima facie reasonable, unless counsel objects thereto at the pretrial settlement conference, or files written objection thereto at least seven days before the trial.

        I. No claim is to be made at any trial that the operator of a motor vehicle, involved in the case, was not properly licensed, unless the claim has been made at the pretrial settlement conference, or unless the claim was filed in writing at least seven days before the trial.


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