December 11, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Before we get back to the meeting with Judge Lipez, a few quick updates on the Maine SJC front - 1. The long awaited decision on whistleblower supervisor liability under state law came out...
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December 7, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
We shall return to the meeting with Judge Lipez anon, but a Supreme Court decision came out on takings law, and so we must comment. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. U.S., Docket No. 11-...
December 1, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
The quarterly meeting with Judge Lipez previewed in my last entry took place on Nov. 28 chez Pierce Atwood. We had an excellent crowd of @ 40 people, including some criminal law practiction...
November 26, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So we were getting back on track in blogging when we took a little break - literally. Cathy managed to break her fibula and was on crutches and is now wandering about with a big bootie. Bu...
October 30, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
As mentioned in my previous entry, the Maine SJC issued two important decisions last week, one relating to insurance and the other government employee benefits. And while these appear to be...
October 26, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Yes, we took a little blogging hiatus while I was vacationing on the Jersey shore. (Here's hoping that there's some shore left after the upcoming storm.) There were two important decisions...
September 28, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Recently, folks have sent me links to Supreme Court Justices giving presentations which could be of interest. First, here's one with Justice Kennedy, explaining what a brief needs to be - (...
September 21, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
The Maine SJC is now tweeting -to follow #MECourts, click here. It looks to me from the first few entries that Matt Pollack, the whizbang clerk, is going to stay on top of this, with a numb...
September 20, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Continuing our tour of recent decisions in the Maine SJC and First Circuit, let us turn to the federal side of the street. The First Circuit issued three decisions relating to attorneys'...
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September 10, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Yes, at long last, it's time to start blogging about recent decisions of note. The first is from the Maine SJC in August - Barr v. Dyke, 2012 ME 108. [http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinion...
