On September 1, 2017, new, re-styled Appellate Rules of Procedure went into effect. The changes are intended to modernize the language of the rules, and make them easier for judges, lawyers, and the general public to understand and apply. Long paragraphs addressing multiple topics have been broken up into separate sub-paragraphs, with each sub-paragraph addressing a discrete rule, direction, or order.Relevant substantive changes to the Appellate Rules are summarized below:...
Berman & Simmons News Articles
The settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit in connection with a fatal hayride crash in 2014 was reported by media outlets throughout Maine and around the nation last week. The news stories highlighted the establishment of the ShineonCass Foundation, a charitable organization created by the victimâs family....
The family of Cassidy Charette, the central Maine teenager killed in a haunted hayride crash in October 2014, has settled its lawsuit against the farm owner. Attorney Jodi Nofsinger of Berman & Simmons said the wrongful death lawsuit against Harvest Hill Farm, former farm owner Peter Bolduc Jr., hayride driver David Brown, and mechanic Philip Theberge has been settled....
Attorney Jodi Nofsinger of Berman & Simmons was featured in the June edition of Trial Magazine, the national magazine of the American Association for Justice....
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has appointed attorney Susan Faunce of Berman & Simmons to serve as state delegate for Maine. Faunce will serve a three-year term. The announcement was made by attorney Daniel Kagan, also of Berman & Simmons, Maineâs senior governor for the AAJ....
Maine trial lawyer Daniel Kagan was interviewed by WGME TV about the hazards posed by defective Takata airbags....
Maine Rule of Civil Procedure 77(c) has been changed effective May 30, 2017. The change is minor, but reflects the move towards unifying the civil and criminal courts. Previously, chiefs of the respective trial courts set hours for the court clerks in each branch. Now, the Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court sets all the clerksâ hours, by administrative order.There are also a few changes proposed for the Maine federal district court local rules. ...
A jury has awarded $131,000 in damages to a Maine man who was seriously injured in a rear-end crash in Augusta in 2014....
Berman & Simmons has once again been ranked as the best law firm in Maine for representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases and other civil disputes. The firm was the only one in the state to be ranked in the âLitigation: Mainly Plaintiffâ practice area by Chambers USA....
Berman & Simmons attorney Susan Faunce will participate in a panel discussion for prospective law students on June 2, as part of an innovative summer program run by the University of Maine School of Law....
Berman & Simmons has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Penobscot Community Health Care clinic in Brewer, Maine, claiming the clinicâs negligence contributed to the death of a middle school teacher in 2015....
Berman & Simmons released a statement on behalf of Justin Perry of Steep Falls, Maine, about the indictment of Philip Macri for the death of Perryâs wife....
Berman & Simmons is excited to host a reception this week for students, staff, and faculty from the University of Maine School of Law in Portland....
Jodi Nofsinger, an attorney at Berman & Simmons, will give a presentation with Nicole Maines and her father, Dr. Wayne Maines, to law students and the public at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland on Friday, March 24. The talk will be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. in the law schoolâs moot courtroom....
The City of Lewiston is taking steps to improve pedestrian safety in the aftermath of several fatal accidents in recent years, including the death of 13-year-old Jayden Cho-Sargent. Jayden was struck in a crosswalk while walking to school on Nov. 3....
The Berman & Simmons law firm has filed a wrongful death lawsuit arising out of a Dec. 1, 2016 crash in Windham, Maine, that killed Rebecca Perry and seriously injured her 15-year-old daughter....
Michael Bigos, an attorney at Berman & Simmons, gave a presentation to students today at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland. Bigos is a 2003 graduate of the law school.His presentation, titled âJury Presentations: Planning to Win,â explained the importance of framing a case, trial choreography, storytelling, exhibits, and focus groups for winning a case....
The public statement issued this week by Berman & Simmons on behalf of Kellie Foley, the mother of the 13-year-old boy who was killed last fall while walking to school in Lewiston, was covered by media outlets across Maine.Berman & Simmons attorney Steven Silin will represent Foley in any civil actions resulting from the Nov. 3, 2016, death of Jayden Cho-Sargent....
The Berman & Simmons law firm released a statement on behalf of Kellie Foley, mother of Jayden Cho-Sargent, the 13-year-old boy who was killed by a truck while walking to school last fall....
A jury awarded $47,800 to a Topsham, Maine, woman who was forced to give up her dream of becoming a nurse after she was injured in a car crash....