Berman & Simmons News Articles

• Berman & Simmons files court papers on behalf of El Faro victims from Maine

  Posted: December 15, 2015

  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 Maritime’s attempt to limit its liability and financial responsibility arising out of the El Faro disaster. 

• Midcoast jury awards $155K to injured motorcyclist from Rockport

  Posted: November 24, 2015

  A motorcyclist from Rockport, ME was unanimously awarded $155K. He suffered serious injuries after his motorcycle collided with an oncoming trailer.

• Maine judge awards $1 million to widower in wrongful death case

  Posted: November 6, 2015

  BELFAST, Maine – 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.

• One year after hayride tragedy, Cassidy’s light shines on

  Posted: October 12, 2015

  Oct. 12, 2015One year after she was killed during a haunted hayride, Cassidy Charette’s remarkable life and spirit continue to be celebrated by her family, friends, and community.WGME CBS 13 News produced an uplifting segment titled “Shine on Cass,” featuring interviews with her soccer teammates and coaches, and another segment featuring an interview with Cassidy’s younger brother, Colby.

• Portland Press Herald interviews attorney Jodi Nofsinger about self defense laws

  Posted: September 3, 2015

  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. Here’s an excerpt:

• Berman & Simmons makes the National Law Journal’s ‘Top 100 Verdicts’

  Posted: August 12, 2015

  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 for Michael Hemond and his wife […]

• Plans take shape for ‘Cassidy’s Kitchen’ at a farm in Albion

  Posted: August 3, 2015

  In today’s 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 interviewed about criminal charges against Harvest Hill Farms

  Posted: July 23, 2015

  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.

• Attorney Jodi Nofsinger speaks to media about Cassidy Charette’s life and positive impact

  Posted: July 14, 2015

  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.

• Criminal charges filed in hayride tragedy; Charette family issues statement

  Posted: July 8, 2015

  Today, a grand jury in Androscoggin County, Maine, returned criminal indictments in connection with a fatal hayride crash on Oct. 11, 2014.