Berman & Simmons News Articles

• Daniel Kagan featured in national report on amusement park injuries

  Posted: October 21, 2016

  National report on amusement park injuries features Maine attorney Daniel Kagan

• Hayride mechanic will testify in trial against Harvest Hill Farm

  Posted: October 19, 2016

  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.

• Two years after hayride tragedy, Cassidy Charette shines on

  Posted: October 12, 2016

  On the two-year mark of Cassidy Charette’s 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 September 2016

  Posted: September 30, 2016

  Recent Proposed State/Federal Rules Changes as of August 2016

• Jodi Nofsinger, Berman & Simmons Criminal trials in Maine hayride tragedy have ‘no bearing’ on civil suit

  Posted: September 28, 2016

  Criminal trials in Maine hayride tragedy have ‘no bearing’ on civil suit, says Jodi Nofsinger, an attorney for the family of Cassidy Charette.

• Maine judge hears case of injured blueberry farmworker

  Posted: September 20, 2016

  A trial in Maine asks whether an employer is responsible for injuries to a blueberry farmworker. Travis Brennan of Berman & Simmons represents the plaintiff.

• Drunk driving, liquor liability lawsuit moves forward

  Posted: September 17, 2016

  Maine lawyers are deposing workers from Cumberland Farms and other businesses for alleged violations of the Maine Liquor Liability Act

• Maine police chase dispute ends in settlement

  Posted: September 9, 2016

  Maine attorneys at Berman & Simmons have negotiated a settlement for the wrongful death of a teenager in a high-speed police chase.

• Attorney Susan Faunce earns national recognition

  Posted: August 31, 2016

  Maine Attorney Susan Faunce of Berman & Simmons has been named by Benchmark Litigation to the first ever “Under 40 Hot List.”

• Recent Proposed State/Federal Rules Changes as of August 2016

  Posted: August 29, 2016

  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.