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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.

September 24, 2008

Maine Day at the Supremes

On October 6, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing two cases from Maine. 1. Altria Group, Inc. v. Good, Docket No. 07-562.    This is a class action by smokers against Altria and its sub...

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September 18, 2008

Independent claims

Returning to the world of real CLE, Monday I participated in the MSBA's seminar on Rule 80Bs and 80Cs, and learned useful things from the other presenters, Denis Culley and Mary Denison....

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September 16, 2008

Film School

Once again my alma mater, Northwestern, is on the cutting edge.  The September 8 National Law Journal reports that this fall CLE credits can be earned at NU by attending discussions about 3...

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September 11, 2008

Final word on parallel cites in the SJC

Following up on my entry yesterday on whether parallel cites are still needed in the Maine SJC, Matt Pollack, SJC Executive Clerk, once again provides with the definitive answer. First of a...

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September 10, 2008

parallel citing and fonts in the SJC

So here are two rule violations I see often: 1.  lack of parallel cites.  Lately I've seen more and more briefs in the SJC that don't include the parallel cite (e.g. 2005 ME XX, without t...

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September 09, 2008

bits and pieces from U.S. Sct, CTA1 & Maine SJC

1.  US Supreme Court Following up on a previous entry (8/4/08), in Kennedy v. Louisiana, 07-343, the Supreme Court issued an order yesterday inviting briefs on the underlying merits, not ju...

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September 04, 2008

Drug nation

What percentage of insured Americans are currently on a precribed drug?  Over 50%. How does this affect litigation?  There's an article in the August 25 National Law Journal about questioni...

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September 01, 2008

September SJC oral arguments

The summaries of the oral arguments before the SJC the week of September 15 are now posted on the SJC website.  If I were looking for one to see for fun, I'd try Picher, on Sept. 16, 3 pm, i...

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August 26, 2008

Upcoming CLE

I will be speaking September 16 in Freeport at a half-day (1.0 ethics credits!) MSBA seminar sponsored by the New Lawyers section.  (https://www.mainebar.org/cle_event_show.asp?id=2381)  I'l...

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August 21, 2008

Soto-Lebron, libel, distress and multi-counts

A recent wrongful discharge First Circuit decision, Soto-Lebron v. Federal Express, http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/06-2501-01A.pdf, provides further fodder for my neverending med...

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