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Negligent Driving by Police Officers: Re-opening The Courthouse Door
The Maine Legislature has amended the Maine Tort Claims Act (MTCA) to provide a remedy for those injured by the negligent driving of police officers...
Read More$2.75 Million Settlement with United States Government on Behalf of Veteran Paralyzed by Spinal Epidural Abscess
Recently we represented a 38-year-old Marine Corps Veteran who suffered permanent paralysis after visiting the Togus VA Hospital in Augusta (Togus) in 2011. When we...
Read MoreWho Are These People on My Jury
After a jury returns a result that seems unfair or contrary to the evidence presented at trial, it is too late to ask “Who are...
Read MoreThe Road to a $22.5 Million Jury Verdict
In February 2014, after more than four and a half years of litigation and a three-week jury trial, a jury in Chittenden County, Vermont (Burlington)...
Read MoreVictims of the Abuse are Fighting Back
Just last week, an independent audit of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland revealed 11 new complaints of priest abuse against children — which occurred...
Read MoreThe Jury Trial’s Last Stand: Wyeth v. Levine
The Seventh Amendment provides for the right to a jury trial in all cases “where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars.” It goes...
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