Judge denies motion to dismiss case against Dollar Tree.

Gideon Asen represents Diane Martin in a lawsuit concerning injuries she sustained after a truck crashed into a Dollar Tree in Ellsworth. The Complaint alleges that Dollar Tree was negligent in failing to have appropriate protective bollards in place outside the store. Shortly after the case was filed, Dollar Tree moved for judgment on the pleadings, arguing that, under Maine law, it owed no duty to its patrons to protect them from storefront crashes. On —, Justice Duddy denied Dollar Tree’s motion.

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