BANGOR — One of Maine’s leading wild blueberry processing companies has filed a federal lawsuit contending its insurance company failed to pay all costs related to a claim for accidental product contamination. In its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on Dec. 20, Milbridge-based Jasper Wyman & Son referred to a loss caused by a […]
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Jury awards $10,000 damages in Brunswick ‘Inn’ naming rights suit
BRUNSWICK — A jury on Wednesday awarded The Brunswick Inn owner Eileen Horner $10,000 after determining that the Inn at Brunswick Station’s name infringed on The Brunswick Inn’s trademark. But whether or not The Inn at Brunswick Station must change its name will be determined by U.S. District Court Justice Nancy Torresen in January. In […]
Ohio company awarded $423K in Oxford Aviation suit
OXFORD — A U.S. District Court judge has awarded more than $423,000 in damages to an Ohio company in its lawsuit against Oxford Aviation. Collecting the money is complicated by the possible bankruptcy of Oxford Aviation owner and President James Horowitz. Earlier this month, Horowitz transferred the company to himself and promptly filed for Chapter […]
Sabattus board calls special meeting to discuss potential lawsuit from former fire chief
SABATTUS — Selectmen met Tuesday night in executive session to discuss a possible lawsuit against the town and town manager by former fire Chief Don Therrien, who earlier this month became the town’s newest selectman. Therrien won’t be sworn in until next week. Two weeks before the Nov. 5 elections, Town Manager Andrew Gilmore released […]
Lawsuit alleges Limington EMT exposed female patients for pleasure
LIMINGTON — A woman who worked for more than a decade as a Limington firefighter is alleging that some of the town’s male EMTs unnecessarily exposed the breasts and genitals of female patients in their care and made lewd comments. Andrea Thompson, who worked for the town fire department for more than 10 years, is […]
FBI investigates threats against Linda Bean lobster facilities
ROCKLAND — The FBI and local police are investigating threats against Linda Bean’s lobster business. Details of the threats are not being released. Rockland Police Chief Bruce Boucher said Saturday that there was follow-up investigative work done this week. He referred specific questions about the investigation to the FBI. The threats were made in September […]
Delaware man sues Sugarloaf for 2010 chairlift accident
FARMINGTON (AP) — A former Delaware state senator has sued a Maine ski resort nearly three years after he and his daughters were injured in a 35-foot fall from a broken chairlift. Michael Katz, who suffered a broken back and traumatic brain injury, was the most seriously injured of the eight people hurt in the […]
Knox Co. prosecutor rejects PETA lawsuit against Linda Bean’s lobster plant
ROCKLAND — Knox County’s top prosecutor said he will not pursue animal cruelty charges in connection with the processing of lobsters at Linda Bean’s plant in Rockland. District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau issued a statement Monday afternoon in response to a complaint filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA asked that Bean be […]
CMMC joins lawsuit against federal government over Medicare payments
Eight Maine hospitals have sued U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over the government’s handling of millions of dollars in payments for some low-income and elderly patients. In the suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Portland, the hospitals argue that Sebelius arbitrarily and improperly ruled against them in a […]
Third woman files lawsuit against Machias, former police officer claiming assault
MACHIAS — A third woman has filed a lawsuit against the town, Police Chief Grady Dwelley and former local police officer Richard Strout. It is not another University of Maine at Machias student who is pursuing the latest lawsuit against Strout, which was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. It is a Trescott […]