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October 11, 2016 by Heather Stevens
The latest meeting of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers took place last week in San Antonio (yee haw!), and yours truly is here to provide a summary of relevant learning. The first session was a panel on Texas Access to Justice programs. The panel included the Dean of a new Texas law school (there […]
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September 22, 2016 by Heather Stevens
We all knew that whether you have the original Mona Lisa or a copy matters. Now we know this matters with mortgage releases, too – even if the original may not exist. Sabina v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2016 ME 141. In Sabina, the Law Court, in a 4-2 split decision, ruled that under the […]
September 16, 2016 by Heather Stevens
If you’ve ever fantasized about moving to the other side of the bench, a recent First Circuit decision coming out of Maine highlights what to me would be one of the worst parts of putting on the robe – having to look at child porn. U.S. v. Ross. I once had to look at (relatively) […]
September 1, 2016 by Heather Stevens
It takes an awful lot for the Law Court to impose fees, and even then, it is typically only a minimal spanking (e.g. treble regular costs). So you can bet that when the Court awarded $10,000 in attorney’s fees on appeal, the conduct of the attorney at issue there was pretty … special. Lincoln v. […]
August 8, 2016 by Heather Stevens
The Law Court has addressed the issue of public prescriptive easements again in Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters, Inc., et al. v. Gables Real Estate LLC, 2016 ME 114. As with its earlier decision in the Goose Rocks case (Almeder v. Town of Kennebunkport, 2014 ME 139, P18) – upon which we have blogged multiple times […]
July 21, 2016 by Heather Stevens
It may be the height of summer vacation time, but the Law Court and First Circuit continue to issue decisions, some of note. Here’s one of interest, in which Judge Lynch parted ways with the reasoning of the majority (Judge Lipez, joined by CJ Howard): Ms. S. v. Regional School Unit 72, No. 15-1487 (1st […]
July 7, 2016 by Heather Stevens
The attached Findlaw blog rates US Supreme Court Justices’ hipster quotients: http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2016/07/who-is-the-biggest-hipster-on-the-supreme-court.html?DCMP=NWL-pro_scotus Any thoughts on how our own Supreme Judicial Court Justices rank?
June 28, 2016 by Heather Stevens
As you can see, we have a new format/platform. Let’s hope it’s easier to use that the last one. As always, all comments welcome, cconnors@pierceatwood.com. Now let’s finish discussing the SJC’s appellate seminar. We had just finished up with Justices Alexander and Humphrey on jurisdictional issues. Next, Justice Mead spoke about Rules 5-7 on the […]
June 15, 2016 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So onward to the next set of presentations at the Law Court’s appellate seminar.
June 8, 2016 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
I shall return to my download of the Law Court’s appellate seminar, but first I wanted to weigh in on the recent passing of Peter DeTroy. Many people have justly noted that he was the consummate trial lawyer. Let’s take a moment to talk about his appellate talents, too.
