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Maine Injury, Accident, & Disability Law Blog

Covers personal injury and accident law issues in Maine. Published by the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein.

http://www.mainepersonalinjurylaw.com/
  • Jun 14

    'TRUE NRTH' - Join Joe In Supporting The Annual Wellness Walk

    'TRUE NRTH' - Join Joe In Supporting The Annual Wellness Walk
    On Saturday June 15th, True North will be hosting their second annual 5K Wellness Walk along Back Cove in Portland.True North is a nonprofit dedicated to changing health care and inspiring individuals to live healthier lives through…
  • Jun 4

    HUB 100 - Portland's Hub Furniture Celebrates 100 Year

    HUB 100 - Portland's Hub Furniture Celebrates 100 Year
    In 1913, two Jewish immigrants from Russia founded a furniture store on Congress Street making deliveries by horse and carriage. One hundred years later it's still going strong.On Thursday June 6th, Hub Furniture will celebrate its 100th…
  • May 20

    WALK 4HRT - Southern Maine Heart Walk Supported by Joe Bornstein

    WALK 4HRT - Southern Maine Heart Walk Supported by Joe Bornstein
    On Sunday May 19th, the American Heart Association’s annual Southern Maine Heart Walk cruised around Portland’s Back Cove to raise money to fight heart disease. The annual event works to combat the fact that health today in the…
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Banking Law Update

Banking Law Update

Provides updates and commentary on developments in law affecting banks and financial institutions. By Verrill Dana LLP.

http://www.bankinglawupdate.com/
  • Apr 24

    CFPB Issues Bulletin On ECOA Risks In Indirect Auto Lending

    CFPB Issues Bulletin On ECOA Risks In Indirect Auto Lending
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently issued a compliance bulletin warning financial institutions that they may face potential liability as indirect lenders for fair lending violations in the process of making…
  • Apr 12

    CFPB Issues Small Entity Compliance Guide on Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule

    CFPB Issues Small Entity Compliance Guide on Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide on the Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule (the “Rule”). The Rule was issued under Dodd-Frank. The Guide…
  • Apr 10

    Federal Agencies Publish Guidance on Leveraged Lending

    Federal Agencies Publish Guidance on Leveraged Lending
    The FDIC, Federal Reserve, and OCC have issued joint guidance on the practice of leveraged lending (the “Guidance”). Although definitions of “leveraged lending” vary, generally speaking the practice involves the…
Rank this Week: 1572

IP Wise

IP Wise

Covers intellectual property litigation. By Peter J. Brann, Stacy O. Stitham, and David Swetnam-Burland.

http://ipwise.wordpress.com/
  • Jun 17

    Patents: Pennywise and Pound Foolish?

    Patents: Pennywise and Pound Foolish?
    We’ve mentioned a study by James Bessen (of Boston University) before, relating to the economic effects of the so-called “patent troll” phenomenon. Seems as though there’s another Boston University Law & Economics…
  • Jun 14

    The Limits of Knowledge

    The Limits of Knowledge
    In a unanimous opinion issued the other day, the Supreme Court concluded that isolated DNA is not patentable subject matter, and cDNA (certain synthetic versions of DNA) are patentable. Not particularly interesting to our readers, perhaps,…
  • Jun 5

    Executive Action, Part II

    Executive Action, Part II
    In conjunction with its recommendations for legislative and executive action to combat the patent troll problem, the White House issued a study (reproduced below) cogently describing the rise of the patent assertion entity and the costs to…
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Maine Injury Lawyer Blog

Maine Injury Lawyer Blog

Covers Maine car accidents, motorcycle accidents and products liability cases, news and laws. By Peter Thompson & Associates.

http://www.maineinjurylawyerblog.com/
  • Jun 14

    Prevent Maine Car Accident Risk on Road Trip

    Prevent Maine Car Accident Risk on Road Trip
    The pair were apparently on their way to a beach vacation, as evidenced by the fact that emptied suitcase, piles of clothing, a beach umbrella and a cooler were strewn about the roadway. The crash, on Interstate 95 near Pittsfield, sent both…
  • Jun 7

    Maine Boating, Pool Injuries Spike in the Summer Time

    Maine Boating, Pool Injuries Spike in the Summer Time
    Last year, the number of boating-related deaths in Maine was on par with those in Florida, a state that is more populous, surrounded by more water and where the season isn't hampered by weather. Our boating accident lawyers understand that…
  • May 23

    Eliminating Risks for a Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Accident

    Eliminating Risks for a Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Accident
    Whether you're from here, or you are up visiting for the holiday, all drivers are asked to be safe out there as our roadways will be packed with long-weekend, Memorial Day vacationers. Our Portland car accidents attorneys are asking you to…
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Maine Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

Maine Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

Covers car accidents, nursing home abuse, and medical malpractice in Maine. By Briggs & Wholey LLC.

http://www.mainepersonalinjurylawyersblog.com/
  • Jun 13

    Study Claims Drivers in Maine and Across the U.S. Are Distracted More Than They Realize

    Study Claims Drivers in Maine and Across the U.S. Are Distracted More Than They Realize
    According to researchers at the University of Utah, motorists across the nation are often distracted by the very technology designed to increase driver safety. As part of a two-year controlled study funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic…
  • Jun 7

    One Hurt in Negligent York County Traffic Wreck

    One Hurt in Negligent York County Traffic Wreck
    According to a report from the Bangor Daily News, one person was hurt in a recent three-car crash near Cornish. York County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy William King stated a teenager was headed west on Route 25 in a pick-up truck when he…
  • Jun 3

    Maine Nursing Home Sheds Light on the Dangers of Overmedicating Senior

    Maine Nursing Home Sheds Light on the Dangers of Overmedicating Senior
    Approximately 25,000 nursing home residents in Maine suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Although most are treated with antipsychotic medications, a Waterville skilled nursing facility has reportedly eliminated most antipsychotic drugs from its…
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All in a Day's Work

All in a Day's Work

Covers legal developments in the labor and employment. By Verrill Dana.

http://www.hrlawupdate.com/
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Maine Employment Lawyer Blog

Maine Employment Lawyer Blog

Covers employment discrimination, whistleblower protection, and wage and hour laws. By Maine Employee Rights Group.

http://www.maineemploymentlawyerblog.com/
  • Jun 12

    Maine legislature debating bill that would prohibit discrimination against unemployed job applicant

    Maine legislature debating bill that would prohibit discrimination against unemployed job applicant
    Currently, in Maine, it is legal for an employer to refuse to hire an applicant because she is unemployed. A bill which recently passed the Maine House would change that. Discrimination against someone because he is unemployed strikes many…
  • Jun 7

    Maine legislature debating bill that would further protect nursing mothers from discrimination

    Maine legislature debating bill that would further protect nursing mothers from discrimination
    Yesterday, a bill that would provide further protections for mothers who need to nurse or express breast milk in the workplace passed the Maine House. Maine law currently requires employers to provide accommodations to employees who need to…
  • May 27

    Exxon Mobil sued for sexual orientation discrimination

    Exxon Mobil sued for sexual orientation discrimination
    The gay rights advocacy group Freedom to Work recently filed a lawsuit in Illinois against Exxon Mobil for discrimination against a gay applicant. Freedom to Work filed the lawsuit after it conducted a test to determine whether Exxon would…
Rank this Week: 4907

Harmless Error

Harmless Error

Covers criminal law in Maine and beyond. By Luke Rioux.

http://harmlesserrorblog.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 6

    Maine Legislature Considers L.D. 415 and Limits on Cell Phone Tracking

    Maine Legislature Considers L.D. 415 and Limits on Cell Phone Tracking
    Maine's Law FactorySecretly tracking people without a warrant or notice to the person is much cheaper than the alternative, so lets just keep doing that, right? That's essentially the the Maine Attorney General's Office response to L.D. 415 a…
  • May 30

    Metrish v. Lancaster: Kiss Your Defense Goodbye

    Metrish v. Lancaster: Kiss Your Defense Goodbye
    Wrong Burt LancasterThe United States Supreme Court recently decided Metrish v. Lancaster. The Court reversed the Sixth Circuit and held that Lancaster was not entitled to federal habeas relief where the trial judge retroactively applied a…
  • May 13

    State of Maine v. Collier: No RAS, No Seizure, No Problem

    State of Maine v. Collier: No RAS, No Seizure, No Problem
    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently decided State of Maine v. Matthew Collier 2013 ME 44, and vacated the trial court's order granting a motion to suppress. The court disagreed with the trial judge and found that, while there was no…
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Edmund R. Folsom Law Blog

Edmund R. Folsom Law Blog

Covers Maine criminal law issues.

http://edfolsomlaw.com/the-law-blog
  • Jun 5

    What is OAS for OUI in Maine?

    What is OAS for OUI in Maine?
    OAS for OUI, or operating after suspension for an OUI offense, is a particularly bad form of OAS.  For conviction of a first offense, the crime carries a mandatory minimum jail sentence of 7 days, a mandatory minimum fine of $600.00 and…
  • May 22

    VEHICLE PASSENGERS, STOPS AND SEARCHES.

    VEHICLE PASSENGERS, STOPS AND SEARCHES.
      One issue that comes up frequently in criminal defense practice is what, if any, grounds a passenger has to complain either about a police officer’s stop or search of a vehicle he or she is riding in or about the search of items…
  • May 17

    SENTENCING PROPORTIONALITY IN MAINE AND STATE V. STANISLAW II

    SENTENCING PROPORTIONALITY IN MAINE AND STATE V. STANISLAW II
    Sentencing Proportionality in Maine and State v. Stanislaw II     In State v. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Stanislaw II), Maine’s Law Court fleshed out the details of a “proportionality” requirement for sentences imposed…
Rank this Week: 2952

Law at the Water Line

Law at the Water Line

Covers maritime law. By Verrill Dana.

http://www.atlanticmaritimelaw.com/
  • May 17

    Coast Guard Outlook 2013

    Coast Guard Outlook 2013
    The United States’ exponentially-expanding arctic presence is mostly articulated through our Coast Guard.  This link will take you to the digital version of Coast Guard Outlook 2013:…
  • May 8

    New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal Groundbreaking

    New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal Groundbreaking
    Verrill Dana advised MassCEC (Massachusetts Clean Energy Center) on issues involved with the development of New Bedford’s Marine Commerce Terminal, which among other heavy-load uses will serve as Massachusetts’ support base for…
  • Apr 17

    Ecochlor Receives US Coast Guard AMS Acceptance

    Ecochlor Receives US Coast Guard AMS Acceptance
    Congratulations to our client Ecochlor, Inc., which announced today that it is among the first group of companies that have received US Coast Guard Alternative Management System (AMS) acceptance for its full line of ballast water management…
Rank this Week: 4652

Maine LGBT Law

Maine LGBT Law

Covers legal issues and developments for Maine members of the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, or Allies) community. By West End Legal, LLC.

http://www.mainelgbtlaw.com/blog
  • Jan 24

    Same Sex Marriage in Maine: What You Need to Know

    Same Sex Marriage in Maine: What You Need to Know
    If you are thinking about getting married to your partner, or you were married in another state or country, there are some things that you should know about Maine’s marriage law.   How to get married. A couple who wants to get…
  • Nov 13

    Same Sex Marriage Passed by Voter

    Same Sex Marriage Passed by Voter
    On November 6, 2012, Maine became the first state in the nation to approve same-sex marriage by referendum. That night was (rightly so) a night of celebration. Couples wept and danced, engagements were announced, and wedding plans commenced.…
  • Sep 16

    Estate Planning

    Estate Planning
    Mapping it all out – protecting yourself and your loved ones with estate planning Estate planning isn’t typically high on the list of priorities for any couple. It typically makes it onto the radar if a couple has children, is about to…
Rank this Week: 3506

Portland DUI Blog

Portland DUI Blog

Covers Maine drunk driving and criminal defense topics. By William T. Bly.

http://www.portlanddrunkdriving.com/Portland-DUI-Blog.aspx
  • Nov 27

    What happens when the jury says "GUILTY"?

    What happens when the jury says "GUILTY"?
    This is an extremely important question and one which causes a lot of trepidation amongst my clients who elect to go to trial. One of the advantages of a negotiated outcome is that you take the "unknown wildcard" out of the equation. The…
  • Oct 21

    Las Vegas DWI Conference

    Las Vegas DWI Conference
    Just got back from a 3 day CLE for DUI defense in Las Vegas. What an AWESOME experience! These CLEs are so important for attorneys because it gives you the opportunity to learn from the very best in the country. For example, F. Lee Bailey…
  • Oct 16

    Failure to sign Implied Consent... Any significance?

    Failure to sign Implied Consent... Any significance?
    Oftentimes when clients refuse to submit to a breath or blood test, the client also refuses to sign the Implied Consent form. Invariably, I get the question: "well, since I didn't sign the form, how can they use it against me?"…
Rank this Week: 3463

Benefits Law Update

Benefits Law Update

Provides updates and commentary on employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements. By Verrill Dana, LLP.

http://www.employeebenefitsupdate.com/home/rss.xml
  • Nov 27

    Working with the New Annual Limit on FSA Contribution

    Working with the New Annual Limit on FSA Contribution
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act modified the rules relating to cafeteria plans to impose a new $2,500 annual limit on the amount that an employee may elect to contribute to a health flexible spending account (“health FSA”),…
  • Nov 20

    2012 Year End Benefit Plan Compliance Checklist and Reminders for Employer

    2012 Year End Benefit Plan Compliance Checklist and Reminders for Employer
    By comparison to past years, the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 seem not to bring all that much in the way of new legal compliance burdens regarding retirement plans, health plans, and deferred compensation plans.  For the most part…
  • Nov 6

    IRS Blesses Leave-Based Donation Programs for Hurricane Sandy Relief

    IRS Blesses Leave-Based Donation Programs for Hurricane Sandy Relief
    Echoing the guidance provided back in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the IRS has published Notice 2012-69 to support leave-based donation programs for the relief of the victims of Hurricane Sandy.  Leave-based donation programs…
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Energy Law Update

Energy Law Update

Covers major court or regulatory orders, conference or seminar announcements, breaking news in the world of renewable energy, and novel legal issues. By Verrill Dana LLP.

http://www.energylawupdate.com/
Rank this Week: 4414

Maine Divorce Law Blog

Maine Divorce Law Blog

Covers all aspects of Maine family law, including divorce, separation, child support, mediation, spousal support, child custody and property rights. From Al Nye.

http://www.mainedivorcelawblog.com/
  • Oct 30

    Discretion by Allison Lotta

    Discretion by Allison Lotta
    Discretion by Allison Lotta Touchstone $25.00 hardcover, 321 pages, 978-1-4516-4484-5 (2012)  
  • Oct 15

    Patriots choke against Seattle

    Patriots choke against Seattle
    The Patriots blew a 13 point lead in the 4th quarter against the Seahawks and lost 24-23. This, unfortunately, seemed to be the Patriots of old. Think about last season. How did the Pats lose games? The offense sputtered and seemed…
  • Oct 5

    Taken 2 has arrived

    Taken 2 has arrived
    Taken 2 has just hit the theaters and my daughter Ali wants to see it bad. I enjoyed the first one too and will wait until she gets home from college at Thanksgiving so we can see it together. Anyone else out there waiting to see Laim Neeson…
Rank this Week: 3274

The Garbrecht Gazette

The Garbrecht Gazette

Covers library news, recent acqusitions, sponsered events, training sessions, legal news, and legal research tips. From the Donald L. Garbrecht Law Library at the University of Maine School of Law.

http://umainelawlib.blogspot.com/
  • Oct 23

    The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution: Get This Award Winner For Your Collection

    The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution: Get This Award Winner For Your Collection
    Congratulations to Professor Malick Ghachem!  His recent book, The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution, published by Cambridge University Press, has recently been awarded the American Historical Association's 2012 Major Book Prize. …
  • Sep 6

    Ebook Versions of Federal Rules--FREE from CALI and LLI

    Ebook Versions of Federal Rules--FREE from CALI and LLI
    CALI, in cooperation with the Cornell Legal Information Institute is offering free, downloadable versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure and Evidence in Ebook form. They are avaiable from CALI's eLangdell…
  • Aug 31

    Sports Law Symposium: Law and the Olympic Movement

    Sports Law Symposium: Law and the Olympic Movement
    The University of Maine School of Law and the Sports Law Group at the law firm of Preti, Flaherty are sponsoring a symposium on September 13, 2011 entitled "Law and the Olympic Movement". The distinguished panel will be discussing many issues…
Rank this Week: 5123

Maine Divorce Law Blog

Maine Divorce Law Blog

Covers Maine family law, including divorce, separation, child support, mediation, spousal support, child custody and property rights. By Alan R. Nye.

http://www.mainedivorcelawblog.com/
  • Oct 1

    What is going

    What is going
    What is going on with the Gay Marriage Vote in Maine? It's coming up again for a vote this year and I've yet to see any opposing television commercials like in past votes? Have the opponents run out of money or has the time come for this…
  • May 19

    Thumbtack.com

    Thumbtack.com
    Can you ever have too many sites promoting your services?Experienced Legal Help
  • Feb 4

    Married Lawyers Divorcing and both hate their job

    Married Lawyers Divorcing and both hate their job
    According to this article in the ABA Journal, two married lawyers who both hate practicing law are fighting in their divorce over is which one should work at a legal job to pay both of their student loans. Naturally, neither wants to do…
Rank this Week: 2666

NLS Maine Law Blawg

NLS Maine Law Blawg

By the New Lawyers Section of the Maine State Bar Association.

http://mainelawblawg.blogspot.com/
  • Oct 29

    High School Mock Trial Competition

    High School Mock Trial Competition
    The High School Mock Trial Competition needs additional attorneys, primarily in Augusta and Portland, to serve as evaluators for the mock trials to be held in November. For additional information and to volunteer as an evaluator, please…
  • Jul 7

    Happy Hour for Summer Applicants to the Maine Bar at Brian Boru

    Happy Hour for Summer Applicants to the Maine Bar at Brian Boru
    The New Lawyer's Section is sponsoring a good luck fete for those taking the bar this summer at Brian Boru in Portland on Friday, July 10 at 5:30. This is an annual event in which new lawyers and erstwhile lawyers gather to commiserate and…
  • May 12

    Brown Bag on Superior Court Business and Consumer Docket

    Brown Bag on Superior Court Business and Consumer Docket
    The New Lawyers Section is hosting a brown bag lunch discussion with Justice Humphrey and Justice Nivison relative to the Business and Consumer Docket of the Superior Court, at 12:00 p.m. on June 23, 2009.
Rank this Week: 2290