Lewiston, Maine (NECN) -- An electric line worker from Vermont traveled to Maine Friday to thank the law firm that helped him win one of the largest jury awards in Vermont history. This followed an accident that left him without legs. Click here to view the video and access the full story....
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A lawsuit stemming from a chairlift collapse at Sugarloaf Mountain in the winter of 2010 is moving forward toward trial, thanks to a judgeâs ruling this month....
Press Release Jodi L. Nofsinger, Esq., an attorney at Berman & Simmons, was inducted on March 8, 2014, as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. Jodi joins fellow shareholders, Julian L. Sweet, Esq. and Steven D. Silin, Esq., in her membership to the College....
Burlington, Vermont. On Friday, an attorney at Berman & Simmons, PA won the second largest verdict in history of the State of Vermont. Following a three-week trial, the jury returned a verdict of $22,497,000....
A Knox County jury awarded $85,000 to the Estate of a Vinalhaven woman who fell through a trap door in a house she had just rented. Mary Ellen Foisy was cleaning before moving her belongings in when she fell through a hidden trap door in the master bedroom closet. She landed on the cellar floor below, suffering four broken ribs and a broken wrist that required surgery. The suit was against the landlord for leaving the trap door in place without warning Ms. Foisy about it....
An Androscoggin County Superior Court jury this week awarded nearly $150,000 to a Maine man who was injured while working at a biomass electricity generating facility in Livermore Falls. ...
On Thursday, January 31st, a Kennebec County Superior Court jury awarded an Aroostook County woman $525,000 on her claim against State Farm Insurance Company. The woman, Lynne Porter, 56, of Patten, was injured on January 16, 2009, when her pick-up truck was rear-ended on Route 1 in Houlton. Porter was driving her elderly father home from the hospital when an unknown driver drove through a stop sign on a side street directly into Porterâs path. Porter stopped quickly to avoid colliding with the car, but a SUV driven by Sheila Murchie skidded into the back of Porter&r...
"We are seeking in this case to send the message that no one â not prisoners, and not immigrants awaiting deportation â should be treated as less than human," said Jodi Nofsinger, a lawyer from the firm Berman & Simmons who is working on the case with the ACLU of Maine.For the complete story go to: Portland Press Herald...
Jodi Nofsinger, a Portland attorney who is a member of the legal team representing the family in the lawsuit, said that the Maineses are unusual clients. For the complete story go to: Bangor Daily News...
A jury in Oxford County Superior Court yesterday awarded $310,000 to the children of Richard Ray, who was killed in a three-way collision on Route 26 in West Paris, Maine on November 23, 2009.   The collision occurred when Tricia Ann Beretz fell asleep at the wheel, causing her Acura to drift into the oncoming lane and into the path of a tractor-trailer truck operated by Midwest-Price Company, LLC, a forest-products business located in West Paris.   As the tractor-trailer driver neared the Acura, he slammed on the brakes, but it was not in time. The Acura...
Lewiston Sun JournalBenjamin R. Gideon represented deceased driver's family in fatal 2009 accident. For complete story: Sun Journal October 14, 2011...
Lewiston Sun Journal. Berman & Simmons represents deceased driver's family in fatal 2009 accident. For complete story: Sun Journal October 13, 2011...
Lewiston Sun JournalBenjamin R. Gideon represents deceased driver's family in fatal 2009 accident. For complete story: Sun Journal October 12, 2011...
Lewiston Sun JournalBenjamin R. Gideon represents deceased driver's family in fatal 2009 accident. For complete story: Sun Journal October 7, 2011...
Lewiston Sun JournalBenjamin R. Gideon represents deceased driver's family in fatal 2009 accident. For complete story: Sun Journal October 5, 2011...
Lewiston Sun Journal. Berman & Simmons represents deceased driver's family in fatal 2009 accident. For complete story: Sun Journal October 5, 2011...
Lewiston Sun JournalBenjamin R. Gideon represents deceased driver's family in fatal 2009 accident. For the complete story: Sun Journal October 4, 2011...
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network MPBN interviews Julian L. Sweet regarding recent Medical Malpractice ruling that could affect misdiagnosis cases. To listen: MPBN Interview with Julian Sweet...
The Portland Press Herald Skiers hurt in derailment at Sugarloaf hire Berman & Simmons. For complete story go to The Portland Press Herald....
April 9, 2010, York, Maine. The York County Superior Court allows a wrongful death case to proceed to a jury trial against a Sanford couple. The case involves an elderly Sanford man who died after being burned in a Sanford house fire. The lawsuit was filed by the deceased man’s daughter, and she is represented...