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BANGOR, Maine, Jan. 26, 2016 â A jury in northern Maine has awarded $1.8 million to a Millinocket man who nearly died from a heart infection in 2011, eight months after a Bangor hospital failed to share blood test results with his family doctor....
John Pierce, a former millworker from Millinocket, Maine, told a jury on Thursday that although emergency heart surgery saved his life in 2011, he still struggles to do the things he did before his heart was damaged by an undiagnose...
Jurors heard opening arguments Tuesday in a civil trial that focuses on a communication breakdown between hospitals and a family doctor in northern Maine.Berman & Simmons law represents John and Clara Pierce, a husband and wife from Millinocket, Maine, in a medical malpractice lawsuit against St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, and primary care physician, Dr. Edward Dunstan and his employer, Millinocket Regional Hospital....
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 11, 2016 -- Good Samaritans in Maine -- ordinary citizens who rush to aid victims in emergencies -- can recover damages if they are injured in the process, a Maine Superior Court  judge has ruled....
Monica and Randy Charette, the parents of a 17-year-old teenager who died during a haunted hayride in the fall of 2014, continue to call for comprehensive mandatory inspections of the vehicles used in such attractions in Maine.The Charettes were featured in an article today in the Bangor Daily News, about a legislative task force convened to review hayride safety....
On Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, the crew of the Maine Maritime Academy training ship State of Maine held a ceremony at sea, in the area where the container ship El Faro sank last October during Hurricane Joaquin.http://www.pressherald.com/media/gallery/maine-maritime-academy-honors-el-faro-crew/...
Dec. 18, 2015 -- The announcement earlier this week that Berman & Simmons is representing the families of two El Faro victims from Maine was covered by media outlets throughout Maine, Florida, and around the nation....
LEWISTON, Maine, and JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 15, 2015 -- Attorneys Benjamin Gideon and Steven Silin of the Berman & Simmons law firm filed papers today in federal court in Florida, opposing TOTE Maritimeâs attempt to limit its liability and financial responsibility arising out of the El Faro disaster. ...
A motorcyclist from Rockport, ME was unanimously awarded $155K. He suffered serious injuries after his motorcycle collided with an oncoming trailer....
BELFAST, Maine â A judge in Waldo County has issued a final judgment of $1 million against Todd Gilday, who shot and killed a Belfast woman two years ago.Gilday shot Lynn Arsenault, 55, and her son Mathew Day, 22, on Aug. 28, 2013, following a dispute between the men. Arsenault died and Day suffered serious injuries. Gilday pleaded guilty and is serving a 50-year prison sentence....
Oct. 12, 2015One year after she was killed during a haunted hayride, Cassidy Charetteâs remarkable life and spirit continue to be celebrated by her family, friends, and community.WGME CBS 13 News produced an uplifting segment titled âShine on Cass,â featuring interviews with her soccer teammates and coaches, and another segment featuring an interview with Cassidyâs younger brother, Colby....
Jodi Nofsinger, an attorney with the Berman & Simmons law firm, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald this week as an expert source on self defense laws in Maine.The story by Press Herald reporter David Hench focused on a case in which a man shot an intruder in his apartment in Rockland. Hereâs an excerpt:...
LEWISTON, Maine – Berman & Simmons’ $22.5 million court victory on behalf of an electrical lineworker has been recognized among the National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts of 2014. The recognition represents a major achievement for the Berman & Simmons law firm, and also in the career of attorney Benjamin Gideon of Freeport. Gideon was the lead attorney...
In todayâs Kennebec Journal newspaper, staff writer Peter McGuire wrote an uplifting story about a summer farm camp in Albion and its plan to honor Cassidy Charette.Cassidy, 17, died in a hayride crash last fall. She was riding on a wagon that went out of control and flipped at Harvest Hill Farms in the town of Mechanic Falls. Cassidy was an honor student, a gifted athlete and beloved friend. Berman & Simmons represents her family....
Jodi Nofsinger, a Berman & Simmons attorney who represents the parents of a Maine teenager killed during a haunted hayride last October, was interviewed by the Lewiston Sun Journal for a story that appeared in today's newspaper....
The criminal charges filed last week in connection with a fatal hayride crash in central Maine last October were reported by media outlets throughout Maine and around the nation....
Today, a grand jury in Androscoggin County, Maine, returned criminal indictments in connection with a fatal hayride crash on Oct. 11, 2014....
During the improbable playoff run of the girls lacrosse team at Messalonskee High School this spring, the players have found many ways to honor their former teammate, Cassidy Charette. They wear a patch with Cassidyâs initials. No one wears number 4. Instead, they keep Cassidyâs jersey on the sidelines and take it with them on every road game....
WABI TV 5, the CBS affiliate in Bangor, Maine, interviewed Berman & Simmons attorney Daniel Kagan today about amusement park ride safety. The television report comes on the heels of two incidents that caused injuries at a carnival in Waterville over the weekend of June 13-14.Click here to watch the report and listen to Kagan's comments....