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As I have reported previously (e.g. entry of June 23, 2009), every six months or so, Judge Lipez holds a dialogue with Maine attorneys. Yesterday he held such a session, with about 20 attor…
In this blog, we seek to discuss issues relating to appeals and appellate law in Maine, including the activities and decisions of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and First Circuit Court of Appeals relevant to Maine, and other participants in the Maine appellate community.
The blogosphere has been chatting about the smackdown an Illinois judge gave to Sidley lawyers for a reply brief they filed to quash a subpoena on behalf of some Northwestern (my alma mater)…
In the course of preparing for my presentation on when to appeal, I asked Matt Pollack for whatever statistics the SJC had on the probabilities of success on appeal. Here they are: Charts…
So I have returned from vacation in various climes, including the UK. Here’s a jeopardy-trivial pursuit question – I spent Halloween in, from a literary perspective, the happening place to…
The New Hampshire Supreme Court is now on twitter:
Can Maine be far behind?
The legal blogosphere has been chatting about a 2008 unpublished decision from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in which a lawyer was sanctioned for a mis-cite in his brief. The Court says:…
Louise Thomas of PA along with co-counsel Leslie Ahari of Toutman Sanders won an appeal involving D&O coverage issues. Medical Mutual Insurance Co. of Maine v. Indian Harbor Ins. Co. 08-252…
So Thursday and Friday were busy – Thursday was the unveiling of the portraits of Justices Dana and Calkins at the SJC, followed by the Red Mass, and Friday was a symposium on expanding just…
A few weeks ago, I had a couple of oral arguments at the SJC, and as with every argument, after each, I thought of a more responsive answer for one of the questions asked – because I had tim…
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