Berman & Simmons News Articles

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....

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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....

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