Medical malpractice in New Hampshire
Last checked Aug 15, 2026 · LawyerUnc editorial. Educational only, not legal advice.
Elements
1
Provider-patient relationship
The defendant undertook to treat the patient.
2
Standard of care
What a reasonably careful similar provider would have done under similar circumstances.
3
Breach
The care fell below that standard.
4
Causation and injury
The breach more likely than not caused a compensable injury, not merely a bad outcome.
Burden of proof
Preponderance of the evidence, usually with expert testimony on the standard of care.
A New Hampshire fact pattern
Medical malpractice in new-hampshire.
Statute of limitations
3 years
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4
Same three-year personal-action clock, with a discovery rule in the statute.
- A pre-suit notice to the provider is procedure, not extra years.