February 3, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So I've been busy, busy busy; here are some events etc. since my last post: The MSBA winter bar meeting - we had an session on civil appeals, moderated by Hillary Massey, with Justice Le...
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January 13, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
The spring edition of The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process has an interesting article in it: "Does the readability of your brief affect your chance of winning an appeal?" by Lance...
December 28, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So happy holidays, and let's conclude the year by noting a two First Circuit decisions, Bergemann v. R.I. Dep't of Environmental Management, No. 11-1407, http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/...
December 20, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So some suggested that my last entry was somewhat impenetrable. I prefer to think that this was a product of the subject matter, the opaque and counterintuitive world of takings, and not my...
December 13, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Having just blogged on one of my favorite topics, Rule 80B and 80Cs, a recent First Circuit decision allows me to riff upon another subject dear to my heart, takings. Garcia-Rubiera v. Fort...
December 8, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Back to looking at some recent decisions, and what better start but one in which we prevailed? Bizier v. Turner, 2011 ME 116 [http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions_orders/opinions/2011%20d...
December 6, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
The Maine Courts have recently updated and reorganized their website. It looks great; but unfortunately because of the reorganization all of the links previously posted have been broken. If...
December 2, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
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November 27, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
As promised, here's the low down on the latest lunch meeting with Judge Lipez. As always, these are helpful opportunities to speak with and hear from the First Circuit. About 20 lawyers at...
November 18, 2011 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Yesterday was the quarterly lunch with Judge Lipez, and I shall blog on that anon. But first, let's finish up with the AJEI summit. There were a lot of good programs, but I'm only going to...
