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2025
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May
- Maine Hospitals’ Increasing Reliance on “Traveling” Providers Creates Complexity in Medical Malpractice Claims
- Berman & Simmons Leads Maine Lawyers in Trauma-Informed Training for Sexual Abuse Survivors
- Tort Law: Medical – Legal Illustrations
- Cheating and Lying Revealed: The Problem with Secrecy Agreements
- Trial Win: Attorneys Kristin Murray-James and Mike Bigos Obtain $1 Million for Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse
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April
- Berman & Simmons Welcomes Attorneys Sarah Hall and Joe Gousse to Its Personal Injury Firm
- Berman & Simmons Attorney Elizabeth Kayatta Addresses Changes in Wrongful Death Law
- Catastrophic Uber and Lyft Crashes in Maine
- Increasing Settlement Value
- Attorney Susan Faunce Appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence
- Recent Adoption of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct
- Michael Bigos teaches trial skills to Maine Law students
- Product Liability: Helping Clients with Crashworthiness Cases
- Leave It In the Car / Expert Discovery
- MaineCare Pitfalls – Personal Injury Attorneys Beware!
- Understanding Air Bag Cases
- Berman & Simmons Abuse Survivors’ Team Advises Patience, Accessing Mental Health Support Pending Decision on Maine Catholic Dioc
- Berman & Simmons Welcomes Attorney Charles P. Hehmeyer
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March
- Berman & Simmons Attorneys Invited to Present at the 2024 MSBA Summer Bar Conference
- Midcoast jury awards $155K to injured motorcyclist from Rockport
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 1st Quarter 2025
- Attorney Travis Brennan Joined Maine Calling’s “Oct. 25th Aftermath” Segment
- Attorney Michael Bigos Represents Parishioner Sexually Abused by Priest
- After fires, Maine lawyer highlights safety concerns
- What You Should Know Before Contacting Us For A Free Case Review
- TMJ Injuries: Often Overlooked in Whiplash Cases
- Berman & Simmons Client Eric Jabbusch Meets the People Who Saved His Life
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February
- Cassidy Charette’s family disappointed by hayride safety report
- Nine Berman & Simmons Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch Lists
- Medical Payment Liens
- Tort Law: Critically Ill Newborns
- Ready for the Next 100+ Years
- Four of Penobscot Tribal Nation Sue Maine Catholic Diocese for Enabling and Coverup of Childhood Sexual Abuse By Three Priests
- Attorney Travis Brennan Featured in the Maine Bar Journal
- Drunk driving, liquor liability lawsuit moves forward
- Attorneys Travis Brennan and Chuck Hehmeyer Use Probate Courts to Access Shooter’s Private Records
- Attorney Christopher Boots Testifies in Favor of LD 934 to Increase Awards in Wrongful Death Cases
- Attorneys Mike Bigos and Elizabeth Kayatta Author Article on Emerging Approaches to Trauma-informed Lawyering
- Commercial Truck Accidents: Using Government Regulations and Oversight to Prove Your Case
- Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project opens new Lewiston office with support from Berman & Simmons
- Domestic Torts: Money for Spousal Abuse?
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January
- Holding Sexual Abusers Accountable, Getting Justice, Validation, and Healing
- Jodi Nofsinger featured in Trial Magazine
- Statement regarding the Maine Supreme Court's decision in the case of Dupuis v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland
- Berman & Simmons Names Attorney Timothy Kenlan as its Newest Shareholder
- Berman and Simmons Names Travis Brennan as new Shareholder
- Advancing the Law: Bystander Recovery
- Maine hunter to pay compensation for shooting landowner
- Odometer Tampering
- Settlement reached in Maine haunted hayride tragedy
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 2nd Quarter 2024
- How to Increase Settlement Value
- Berman & Simmons Named 2022 "Best Law Firm" for Personal Injury and Product Liability
- Jury Awards Lobsterman more than $800K in Medical Malpractice Case
- Management of Heart Attacks in Emergency Departments
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 3rd Quarter 2024
- Representing Eggshell Plaintiffs and Others with Preexisting Conditions or Injuries Post Lovely
- If You Hit Someone from Behind, is it Always Your Fault?
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2024
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December
- Should There Be a Separate Tort for Spoliation of Evidence?
- “Click It or Ticket” - Seat Belt Safety and the Tort System
- Attorney Craig Bramley and The Business Side of Law - Key Factors for Effective Leadership
- The Road to a $22.5 Million Jury Verdict
- Maine lobsterman files suit against drunk driver who injured him
- Berman & Simmons Sexual Abuse Survivors Practice Group Completes Trauma-Informed Training
- Maine Rules of Civil Procedure amendment reminder: Electronic Service
- School Safety – How Safe are our Schools
- November
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October
- Three Lessons Learned EnRoute to Six Jury Verdicts
- Berman & Simmons Represents Arundel Dairy Farmers in First Maine Case Involving PFAS Contamination
- Recreational Vehicle Negligence: Developing the Snowmobile Case
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 2nd Quarter 2022
- Berman & Simmons Sexual Abuse Survivors Practice Team Suing Jehovah’s Witnesses Over Sexual Assault
- Berman & Simmons ranked as best law firm in Maine for plaintiffs
- Berman & Simmons Attorneys Roar Out of the Pandemic to Secure Over $36.5 Million in Jury Verdicts for Clients Seeking Justice
- Medical Imaging: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
- CN Brown, Techno Metal Post Maine Sued for Causing Farmington Explosion
- Hiring a Medical Malpractice Lawyer: FAQs
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September
- Mild head Trauma Cases: Proving the Neurological Injury
- Attorney Chuck Hehmeyer Featured in Maine Lawyers Review “Maine Bar: Respect and Collegiality” Article
- Portland Press Herald interviews attorney Jodi Nofsinger about self defense laws
- MAINE LAWYER WINS SECOND LARGEST VERDICT IN VERMONT HISTORY
- Jodi Nofsinger, Nicole Maines to speak about historic transgender case
- TRIAL WIN: Berman & Simmons Attorneys Jodi Nofsinger and Susan Faunce Secure $6.5 Million Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict in Ly
- Berman & Simmons Attorneys Secure Victory as Maine Superior Court Judge Rules Law Eliminating Statute of Limitations for Sex Cri
- Hiring a Medical Malpractice Lawyer: What to Expect
- Retaining Evidence in a Products Liability Case
- Determining If You Have a Personal Injury Case
- Buxton Widow Wins $1.3M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Togus VA
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August
- Evaluation of Bowel Injury Cases
- Farmington explosion lawsuit settled, victims and families hope for closure
- Officer violated policy during fatal chase in midcoast Maine
- Attorney Michael Bigos and Team File Civil Complaints Against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland
- Medical malpractice trial update: Maine man still struggling after undiagnosed infection
- Boating Collision Cases in Maine
- Twelve Berman & Simmons Attorneys Selected as 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- The Presentation of a Complex Personal Injury Case Can be Streamlined and Enhanced Through the Use of Currently Available Techno
- The Jury Trial's Last Stand: Wyeth v. Levine
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July
- Sex Abuse Survivors Practice Group Leading Maine Efforts for Trauma-Informed Lawyering
- Berman & Simmons Welcomes Attorney Charles P. Hehmeyer
- Defense Biomechanical Expert
- Prison Medical Malpractice Claims
- Attorney Susan Faunce Addresses Wrongful Death Case in Media
- JURY FINDS AGAINST TRUCKING COMPANY
- Suing HMOs and ERISA
- Firm represents northern Maine family in misdiagnosis lawsuit
- Eleven Berman & Simmons Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
- Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer: FAQs
- June
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May
- Mayhem on the Midway: Winning the Amusement Park Liability Case
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 4th Quarter 2023
- Berman & Simmons wins $729K verdict for injured blueberry farmworker from eastern Maine
- Medicaid Liens: What can you do about them?
- Expert Testimony – Facing the Challenge of Getting it Right
- Understanding Elevator Injury Cases
- Christopher Boots Joins Berman & Simmons
- Charette family issues statement regarding haunted hayride lawsuit
- Berman & Simmons files Motion for Reconsideration in Dupuis, et al. v. the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland (2025 ME 6)
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April
- TRIAL WIN: Berman & Simmons Attorney Travis Brennan Secures $1.2 Million Verdict in Medical Negligence Case
- Attorney Travis Brennan Represents “Miracle Man” in Negligence Case Against Cianbro
- Maximizing Tort Recoveries: Getting Clients the Best Possible Outcome
- New Lawsuits
- Jury awards $1.8 million to Maine couple in medical malpractice trial
- The Failure of Metal Parts - A Case Development Guide for Lawyers
- March
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February
- A Recent Amendment to Maine’s Wrongful Death Statute Expands Recovery of Decedent’s Lost Earnings
- Toyota Problems Reflect Limits of Governmental Power
- Maine farm pleads guilty to felony charge for hayride death
- Daniel Kagan: More regulations will not end amusement ride danger
- Survivors and families of victims from the mass shooting in Lewiston receive final report from Maine Commission; Berman & Simmon
- Recent State/Federal Rules Changes as of July 2016: Daubert and Kumho Motions; Standard Track Scheduling Orders; and a Friendly
- Construction Site Accidents: Proving Liability with OSHA Standards
- Maine Inmate Leads Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Denial of Lifesaving Hepatitis C Treatment to Hundreds of Prisoners
- Maine judge hears case of injured blueberry farmworker
- Osgood building restoration earns Maine Preservation Award
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January
- Overcoming Bias Against Injured Motorcyclists
- Making The Injured Plaintiff Whole: Maine Tort Damages In Practice
- Tort Law: Discovery and Access to Justice - The Flex Fan Cases
- Attorney Travis Brennan Joined Survivors of October Mass Shooting in Washington, DC To Press for Investigation
- Change to Maine’s Wrongful Death Law Expands Measure of Damages
- New Brain Injury Science Helps Clients
- Chronic Pain Cases
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December
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2023
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December
- Personal Injury Damages: What Can I Recover?
- Maine Practice: Big Advancements in Trauma-Informed Lawyering and Sex Abuse Survivor Claims
- Have No Fear...Of Attachments
- Maine crash victim awarded $47K for neck and back injuries
- Sexual Abuse Insurance Law
- Bangor Daily News reports on defective product case involving grill brush
- “Who dropped the ball?” Attorney Travis Brennan Joins Victims of Lewiston Mass Shooting to Implore Independent Commission to Fin
- Minor Clients Need Major Attention
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November
- Protecting Clients in the Era of Social Media
- Robert Furbish Added as Co-Author of ‘Maine Tort Law'
- SIG Sauer Lawsuit in Maine | Gun Maker SIG Sauer Sued for Alleged Malfunctions, Shooting in Maine Sheriff's Deputy in Leg in Lin
- Healthcare communication breakdown is focus of Bangor malpractice trial
- Addressing Chronic Pain in Serious Personal Injury Cases
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October
- Maine Fuel Board Disciplines CN Brown Technician for Neglecting to Perform Mandatory Leak Test Prior to Fatal Farmington Explosi
- Tort Law: Breast Cancer: Medical-legal Consideration
- Maine judge awards $1 million to widower in wrongful death case
- Negligent Driving By Police Officers: Re-opening The Courthouse Door
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 1st Quarter 2024
- Ladder Cases - Hidden Danger, Tough Defendants, and a Little Good News
- Maine's Residential Care System Fails Ailing Seniors, Raising Concerns about Medical Standards
- Berman & Simmons Earns Recognition in 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Liability Law
- Attorney Travis Brennan Featured in Maine Lawyers Review “Jury Awards $5 Million in Medical Malpractice Case” Article
- Determining If You Have a Medical Malpractice Case
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September
- Justice Achieved and Fire Safety Improved
- Chronic Pain
- Decaying Trees: Hazards Overhead
- Medical Malpractice and Federally Funded Health Centers
- The Rules of Safe Product Design
- TRIAL WIN: Attorney Chuck Hehmeyer Wins Record $25 Million Jury Award
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 4th Quarter 2022
- Attorney Travis Brennan Representing Client in Medical Malpractice Case Against Mid Coast Hospital
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August
- Berman & Simmons Attorney Susan Faunce Featured in MaineBiz
- Berman & Simmons Unites with Three Other Law Firms to Advocate for Victims of October Mass Shooting in Lewiston, Maine
- Developing the Electrical Injury Case
- Three Lessons Learned From Recent Jury Trials
- Reconciling Gebser & Faragher
- Attorney Susan Faunce Moderates Panel on Succession Planning at MSBA “Maine Law, Business & Society Summit”
- Court ruling bolsters protections for good Samaritans in Maine
- Attorney Daniel Kagan Offers Counsel to Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors on MPR Maine Calling
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July
- Maine Supreme Court Upholds $2 Million Jury Award
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 2nd Quarter 2023
- Berman & Simmons Attorneys Present at the Maine State Bar Association Legal Year in Review
- Evaluating The Nursing Home Case: Accidents, Falls and Elopement
- Before Embarking on the Rollercoaster of Amusement Park Litigation, Know What the Ride Has in Store
- If I Get Rear-Ended, Can I Sue?
- How Does an Insurance Company Pay Accident Medical Bills?
- Sorting Out Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- The Lewiston, ME Shootings: Berman & Simmons Responds
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June
- Tax Implications of Personal Injury Settlements
- Man settles sexual abuse lawsuit against Maine’s Catholic church as dozens more await ruling
- Staying Practiced When Practice is Stayed: The Power of Reflection in Preparing to Return to the Courtroom
- TRIAL WIN: Military Veteran Awarded $150,000 for a Neck Injury Stemming from Car Crash
- Tort Law: Pharmacist Malpractice Liability
- TRIAL WIN: Berman & Simmons Attorney Travis Brennan Secures Unanimous $5 Million Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict for Bowdoinham
- Survivors of Maine Mass Shooting Take Step Toward Suing the Army
- Attorney Travis Brennan Completes Wrongful Death Trial in Federal Court
- Maine Inmate Reaches Historic Settlement with Maine Department of Corrections to Treat All Maine Inmates with Hepatitis C
- Recent Proposed State/Federal Rules Changes as of October 2017
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May
- Jury awards 25-year-old’s parents $6.5 million for Lyme disease misdiagnosis
- M.R.Civ.P.35: Physical and Mental Examination of Persons in the Personal Injury Case
- Berman & Simmons Helps Pass SMART Act: Greater Certainty in Medicare Repayments
- Punitive Damages in a Products Liability Case
- Developments in Tort Law 2012: Three Significant Cases for the Plaintiff’s Bar
- Berman & Simmons files lawsuit on behalf of the family of David Bragdon Jr., one of six people killed in tragic Portland fire
- New Higher Premises Verdicts Lift Case Values for Everyone
- A Victory in Maine Superior Court Affirms the Jury’s Role to Decide the Scope of a Defendant’s Duty
- Maine police chase dispute ends in settlement
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 3rd Quarter 2023
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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April
- 10 Berman & Simmons Lawyers Recognized for Legal Excellence in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers® in America
- How to Read (and get) an Accident Report
- Attorney Susan Faunce Named President of the Maine State Bar Association for 2025
- Attorneys Elizabeth Kayatta and Chris Boots Elected to Leadership Roles in Advocacy Associations
- Attorney Susan Faunce Interviewed by Maine Law
- Severely injured line worker thankful following lengthy trial
- Discovery: Strategy And Other Considerations
- Using EMTALA to Recover for Clients Denied Emergency Medical Attention
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March
- Putting The Client First
- Is There a Remedy When Your Expert's Error Costs You Money?
- Failing to Yield Causing a Crash
- Understanding Strict Products Liability: Back To The Future
- Attorney Travis Brennan and Team Serve Legal Notice on Behalf of 100 Survivors and Victims' Families of the Oct. 25 Mass Shootin
- Personal Injury and Accident Law
- Handling the Catastrophic Injury Case
- Jury awards $131K to central Maine rear-end crash victim
- Promise Matters: Winning Pecuniary Damages in a Child’s Wrongful Death Claim
- We Maximize Client Recoveries for Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage
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February
- Attorney Michael Bigos Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Lake Region School District, Superintendent, and Teacher
- TRIAL WIN: Jury Awards Sanford Man $250,000 for Injuries Sustained in a Fall at a Home Construction Site
- Taking On Medical Malpractice Cases
- The Practical Implications of the Continuing Negligent Treatment Doctrine
- January
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December
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2022
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December
- Automobile Defect Litigation - Are You Missing Tort Remedies in One Car Crashes?
- Survival And Wrongful Death Claims In Maine
- Attorney Daniel Kagen is Interviewed for CBS13 I-Team Story About Shattering Car Windows
- Faunce appointed as Maine delegate to the American Association for Justice
- $2.75 Million Settlement with United States Government on Behalf of Veteran Paralyzed by Spinal Epidural Abscess
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November
- Attorney Silin files wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Steep Falls family
- Sexual Abuse by Educators of Private Educational Institutions
- Proving Negligence In the Face of a Defendant’s Compliance with Government Regulations or Industry Standards
- Attorney Susan Faunce earns national recognition
- Attorney Elizabeth Kayatta Named Shareholder; Attorneys Kristin Murray-James and Charles King Join Firm
- Berman & Simmons Represented Six More Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Against Maine’s Roman Catholic Church
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October
- Determining Agency in Medical Malpractice Cases
- Four of Penobscot Tribal Nation Sue Maine Catholic Diocese Coverup of Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Berman & Simmons Attorney Susan Faunce Named MTLA President
- Victims of the abuse are fighting back
- “BYOB” Parties: Expanding Liquor Liability Beyond Maine Statutory Law
- BERMAN & SIMMONS TURNS 100, REMAINS TRUE TO BLUE-COLLAR ROOTS
- The Underinsured Motorist Offset: The Policy Controls
- Identifying System Failures and Organized Chaos
- Loss of a Chance in Medical Malpractice Cases - Maine May Be Ready to Join the Majority
- Attorneys Michael Bigos and Timothy Kenlan Represent Augusta Man in Childhood Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Special Olympics Main
- September
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August
- Attorney Elizabeth Kayatta Joins Berman & Simmons
- Rollover Car Accidents - Three Questions for Quick Case Analysis
- Evaluating The Nursing Home Case: The Pressure Ulcer Case
- Experience in Routine Injury Medical Malpractice Case Leads to Exceptional $2M Verdict
- Attorney Travis Brennan Presents at the 2022 MSBA "Bridging the Gap" Conference
- Shifting the Burden: Fairness for Injured Persons
- Recent Proposed State/Federal Rules Changes as of September 2017
- Nine Berman & Simmons Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List
- Sexual Abuse by Coaches of Sports Institutions
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July
- Berman & Simmons Attorney Daniel Kagan Delivers Expert Guidance for National Brain Injury Panel
- Berman & Simmons Legal Specialists Tapped to Write Maine Trial Court Practice Book
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Maine hayride tragedy
- Attorneys Appear Before Maine's Supreme Court on Behalf of Survivors of Child Sexual Assault
- Berman & Simmons Plays Key Role in Recent Legislative Updates
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June
- Sexual Abuse by Clergy of Religious Institutions
- Attorneys Daniel Kagan and Travis Brennan Earn 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" Accolades from Best Lawyers®
- Berman & Simmons Attorney Susan Faunce Is First Maine Attorney Selected for AAJ’s National Leadership Academy
- FDA Medical Device Approvals: How a Flawed Process Can Result in Patient Harm
- Berman & Simmons in the News, 1st Quarter 2022
- Husband of Windham crash victim responds to charges against driver
- Tort Law: Maximizing Recovery Before Suit
- Medical Malpractice: Failure to Diagnose and Treat Spinal Nerve Root Compression
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