COURT DECISIONS & OPINIONS
Services
The full text of every court decision summarized in Maine
Lawyers Review is available by fax or mail. To order by e-mail, please
complete and send the form below. All orders must contain the MLR reference
number that accompanies each summary. Copies of Law Court and federal
decisions will be available for 60 days following the publication of a
summary in Maine Lawyers Review. Copies of Maine Superior Court
decisions will be permanently available.
Charges
The fax charge is $2.00
for the first page and $1.00 per page thereafter with a $10.00 minimum
charge. The mailing charge is $1.00 per page for the first ten pages
and 50¢ for every page thereafter, with a $10.00 minimum charge. A
$2.00 handling charge is added to mailed and billed orders. Prepaid and
credit card orders have no handling charges.
Phone orders may be placed by calling us at
207-773-5933. Mail orders may be sent to: MLR,
ATTN: Decisions, P.O. Box 6663, Portland, Maine
04101. Fax orders may be placed via 207-780-8258. Be sure your order contains the MLR reference number that accompanies
each summary, the information contained in the below form and proper
payment or billing instructions. Email orders may be placed using the form
below.
Decisions Copy Services Order Form:
Thank you, your order will processed upon receipt.
Current decision summaries are available only in the print
edition of Maine Lawyers Review. Check our Subscription page to
subscribe or order back copies of the print edition.
SUBSCRIBE


Current Print Edition Contents
The current print edition contains the following summaries
and you may also use the MLR reference number here to order the full text
of any of the following decisions using the above form and other order
methods.

Law Court Summaries
INSURANCE
TORTS
Wrongful Death
Beneficiary Sole Cause of Death
Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Estate of Pecci et al. (Levy, J.), Dec.
No. 2008 ME 93, Doc. No. Cum-07-601,
6-10-08
MLR#245 -08 9 pages
WORKERS
COMPENSATION
Concurrent Nonwork-Related Total Disability
Roy
v.
Bath
Iron Works et al. (Alexander, J.; Gorman J., Saufley, C.J., and
Mead, J., dissenting), Dec. No. 2008 ME 94, Doc. No. WCB-07-201,
6-10-08
MLR#246-08 24 pages
ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW
Salt Contamination in Well
Time to Appeal
Material vs. Clerical Errors
Waring v.
Maine
Department of Transportation (Mead, J.), Dec. No. 2008 ME 95, Doc.
No. Cum-07-651,
6-10-08
MLR#247-08 8 pages
APPEALS
Partial Final Judgment Certification
Unresolved Counterclaims in Foreclosure
Chase Home Finance LLC v. Higgins et al. (Saufley,
C.J.), Dec. No. 2008 ME 96, Doc. No. Yor-07-650,
6-10-08
MLR#248 -08 7 pages
FAMILY
LAW
Protection from Abuse
Recusal
Liberty
(Clifford, J.), Dec. No. 2008 ME 97, Doc. No. Cum-07-164,
6-12-08
MLR#249 -08 9 pages
APPEALS
M.R.Civ.P. 80B(m)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Property Tax Abatement
Interlocutory Appeal
Peaker v. City of
Biddeford
(Levy, J.), Dec. No. 2008 ME 98, Doc. No. Yor-07-720,
6-12-08
MLR#250-08 5 pages
FAMILY
LAW
Motion to Disqualify Attorney
APPEALS
Final Judgment Rule
Death Knell Exception
Butler
v. Romanova (Silver, J.), Dec. No. 2008 ME 99, Doc. No.
Pen-07-553,
6-17-08
MLR#251-08 6 pages
CIVIL
RIGHTS
Freedom of Access Act
Advisory Investigatory Citizen Panel
Agency or Public Official
Moore v. Abbott et al. (Alexander, J.; Levy and Mead, J.J.,
dissenting), Dec. No. 2008 ME 100, Doc. No. Cum-07-467,
6-17-08
MLR#252-08 22 pages

Superior Court Summaries
REAL
PROPERTY
Dangerous Property
Nuisance
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Timely Appeal
Lorandeau v. Town of
Caratunk
(Anderson, J.) Somerset Dkt. No. AP-08-003,
5-14-08
MLR/SC#259-08 2 pages
ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW
Maine
Public Employees Retirement System
Diagnosable Conditions
Ratajczak-Leaman v.
Maine
Public Employees Retirement System (Mills, J.)
Kennebec
Dkt. No. AP-07-64,
5-15-08
MLR/SC#260-08 3 pages
TORTS
Vicarious Liability
Course and Scope of Employment
Ruotolo v. Paul et al. (Warren, J.)
Cumberland
Dkt. No. CV-06-646,
5-15-08
MLR/SC#261-08 5 pages
COMMERCIAL
LAW
Promissory Note
Liability
Amount Due
House et al. v. Cole (Warren, J.)
Cumberland
Dkt. No. CV-07-107,
5-15-08
MLR/SC#262-08 3 pages
MUNICIPAL
LAW
Doctrine of Incompatibility of Offices
Town of
Harpswell
v. Wallace (Cole, J.)
Cumberland
Dkt. No. CV-08-184, 5-16-08
MLR/SC#263-08 4
pages
CRIMINAL
LAW
Motion to Suppress
Miranda
State v. Newcomb (Wheeler, J.)
Cumberland
Dkt. No. CR-07-2909,
5-19-08
MLR/SC#264-08 5 pages
CRIMINAL
LAW
Motion to Reduce Sentence
State v. Adams (Brodrick, J.)
Cumberland
Dkt. No. CR-06-39,
5-20-08
MLR/SC#265-08 1 page
INSURANCE
Underinsured Coverage
Mazza et al. v. York Insurance Co. et al. (Warren, J.)
Cumberland
Dkt. No. CV-07-258,
5-20-08
MLR/SC#266-08 8 pages
TAXATION
Individual Responsible for Payment of Business Taxes
Collateral Estoppel
Reiner v. State Tax Assessor (Mills, J.)
Kennebec
Dkt. No.AP-07-54,
5-20-08
MLR/SC#267-08 4 pages
ZONING
Frontage
Buffering
Phasing
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Operative Decision on Appeal
Harding et al. v. City of Biddeford et al. (Brennan, J.)
York
Dkt. No.AP-07-48,
5-20-08
MLR/SC#268-08 7 pages
TORTS
Vicarious Liability
Pierringer Release
Hill, Personal Representative of the Estate of Reichel v. Sullivan et al.
(Warren, J.)
Cumberland
Dkt. No. CV-02-341,
5-21-08
MLR/SC#269-08 6 pages
ZONING
Information Not Presented to the Board
LaRose et al. v. Town of Kennebunkport et al. (Fritzsche, J.)
York
Dkt. No. AP-08-02,
5-29-08
MLR/SC#270-08 4 pages
CIVIL
PRACTICE
Motion to Dissolve TRO
Regan v.
Maine
SAD 63 et al. (Anderson, J.) Penobscot Dkt. No. CV-08-109,
5-30-08
MLR/SC#271-08 4 pages
TORTS
Emotional Distress
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Punitive Damages
Bystander Liability
Ongoing Sexual Assault
Ashlock et al. v. Dumaine (Mills, J.)
Kennebec
Dkt. No. CV-07-345,
5-30-08
MLR/SC#272-08 4 pages
CRIMINAL
LAW
Post-Conviction Review
ATTORNEYS
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
CIVIL PRACTICE
Unclear Court Order
Motion for Judgment
Mann v. State (Horton, J.) Penobscot Dkt. No. CR-05-541,
6-2-08
MLR/SC#273-08 13 pages
First Circuit Summaries
TORTS
Emotional Distress
University Employee / Public Official
Actual Malice
First Amendment
Fiacco v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (Turuella, J.), Dec. No.
07-1695,
6-13-08
MLR#253-08 14 pages

U.S. District Court Summaries
CIVIL
PRACTICE
Liens
Substitution of Bond
MARITIME LAW
Motion to Set and Approve Bond
Cianbro Corp. v. George H. Dean d/b/a Dean Steel (Kravchuk, Mag. J.)
Civ. No. 08-128-P-H,
6-10-08
MLR#254-08
7 pages
AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Public Accommodations
Devlin et al. v. Hammontree et al. (Hornby, J.) Civil No. 08-55-P-H,
6-16-08
MLR#255-08
5 pages

Home | Subscribe |
Calendar
Marketing | Resources |
Contact | Special
Offers
Copyright 2008 MLR
|