Maineâs federal district court has adopted the proposed rules that were circulated at the end of September. The rule changes are summarized below. ...
Berman & Simmons News Articles
A Maine hunter has agreed to pay compensation to the landowner he shot during a Halloween 2012 dispute, says the victimâs lawyer, Daniel Kagan of the Berman & Simmons law firm in Lewiston....
Harvest Hill Farm pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of driving to endanger, for the haunted hayride crash that killed Cassidy Charette two years ago....
Berman & Simmons attorneys Susan Faunce and Travis Brennan gave a presentation titled âMedical Malpractice Cases in Maine: How it Worksâ to students at the University of Maine School of Law on Tuesday, Nov. 1....
A Maine judge has awarded $729K to an injured blueberry farmworker. 38-year-old Michael Lund of Machias nearly died of heat stroke while on the job in 2012....
National report on amusement park injuries features Maine attorney Daniel Kagan...
A mechanic will testify in the manslaughter trial against Harvest Hill Farm, in connection with death of Cassidy Charette on a haunted hayride in Maine....
On the two-year mark of Cassidy Charetteâs death on a haunted hayride in Maine, ceremonies were held in her honor at Mt. Merici Academy in Waterville, and at Messalonskee High School...
Recent Proposed State/Federal Rules Changes as of August 2016...
Criminal trials in Maine hayride tragedy have âno bearingâ on civil suit, says Jodi Nofsinger, an attorney for the family of Cassidy Charette....
A trial in Maine asks whether an employer is responsible for injuries to a blueberry farmworker. Travis Brennan of Berman & Simmons represents the plaintiff....
Maine lawyers are deposing workers from Cumberland Farms and other businesses for alleged violations of the Maine Liquor Liability Act...
Maine attorneys at Berman & Simmons have negotiated a settlement for the wrongful death of a teenager in a high-speed police chase....
Maine Attorney Susan Faunce of Berman & Simmons has been named by Benchmark Litigation to the first ever âUnder 40 Hot List.â...
The Rules Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has proposed changes affecting electronic service, class action cases, the stay of execution on judgment pending post-trial motions and appeal, and proceedings against bonds or surety.Rule 5, governing service of motions and papers after the complaint, would be modified as follows to accommodate the increasing reliance on electronic communication and storage of information in the practice of law....
Attorney Daniel Kagan of Berman & Simmons negotiated a settlement in a case involving the death of an antique tractor driver at a Bangor parade...
Maine and national media covered the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a haunted hayride crash in 2014. Cassidy Charette was the victim....
In an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, Maine lawyer Daniel Kagan says the VW scandal demonstrates the importance of class action lawsuits....
Statement from Monica and Randy Charette of Oakland, Maine, regarding the lawsuit filed for the wrongful death of their daughter, Cassidy Charette....
Berman & Simmons, the leading personal injury and medical malpractice law firm in Maine, has donated $2,000 to support the Tree Street Youth Centerâs 50 Day, $50K challenge. The firmâs donation puts the organization one step closer to reaching their final renovation goal of $1.3 million....