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.
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Jodi Nofsinger featured in Trial Magazine
Attorney Jodi Nofsinger of Berman & Simmons was featured in the June edition of Trial Magazine, the national magazine of the American Association for Justice.
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Faunce appointed as Maine delegate to 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.
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WGME I-Team interviews Daniel Kagan about defective airbags
Maine trial lawyer Daniel Kagan was interviewed by WGME TV about the hazards posed by defective Takata airbags.
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Alicia F. Curtis Recent Proposed State/Federal Rules Changes as of May 2017
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.Â
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Jury awards $131K to central Maine rear-end crash victim
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.
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Berman & Simmons, Alicia Curtis honored for pro bono work on behalf of Maine’s immigrants and refugees
The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Maineâs only statewide provider of free and low-cost legal assistance to immigrants and refugees, selected Berman & Simmons as the Pro Bono Firm of the Year for 2017.In addition, ILAP named Berman & Simmons attorney Alicia Curtis as the Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.
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Berman & Simmons ranked as best law firm in Maine for plaintiffs
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.
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Susan Faunce Attorney Susan Faunce to speak with undergraduates about the legal profession
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.
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Firm represents northern Maine family in misdiagnosis lawsuit
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.