Learning good sportsmanship is one of the primary purposes of youth sports. Yet all over the country – and right here in Maine – serious injuries are reported when parents, players, coaches and fans engage in violence both on and off the field. Our Portland injury lawyers just recently read…
The Bangor Daily News recently reported the arrest of a 22-year-old man on a charge of elevated aggravated assault after he allegedly intentionally struck a Bath Iron Works employee who was walking to his job. It was a Wednesday morning, and the victim would later say the driver made some…
The family of a 16-year-old boy killed in a Maine ATV accident last summer has filed a civil lawsuit against the family of another 16-year-old who was driving the car with which he collided. According to the crash report, the decedent was operating the ATV (all-terrain vehicle) behind the vehicle…
Following the death of a teen girl on a hayride last fall, Maine lawmakers are searching for way to tighten amusement park regulations and restrictions, to ensure similar tragedies never happen again. Recently, the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee weighed testimony from one lawmaker sponsoring a bill named…
When three young children and their parents were exposed to toxic lead in their rented Maine home, they sought compensation through the courts. After being denied a jury trial on some of the negligence complaints raised, the family lost the remaining claims at trial. But now, the Maine Supreme Court…