Berman & Simmons News Articles

An Androscoggin County Superior Court jury this week awarded nearly $150,000 to a Maine man who was injured while working at a biomass electricity generating facility in Livermore Falls. ...

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On Thursday, January 31st, a Kennebec County Superior Court jury awarded an Aroostook County woman $525,000 on her claim against State Farm Insurance Company.  The woman, Lynne Porter, 56, of Patten, was injured on January 16, 2009, when her pick-up truck was rear-ended on Route 1 in Houlton.  Porter was driving her elderly father home from the hospital when an unknown driver drove through a stop sign on a side street directly into Porter’s path.  Porter stopped quickly to avoid colliding with the car, but a SUV driven by Sheila Murchie skidded into the back of Porter&r...

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"We are seeking in this case to send the message that no one – not prisoners, and not immigrants awaiting deportation – should be treated as less than human," said Jodi Nofsinger, a lawyer from the firm Berman & Simmons who is working on the case with the ACLU of Maine.For the complete story go to: Portland Press Herald...

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A jury in Oxford County Superior Court yesterday awarded $310,000 to the children of Richard Ray, who was killed in a three-way collision on Route 26 in West Paris, Maine on November 23, 2009.   The collision occurred when Tricia Ann Beretz fell asleep at the wheel, causing her Acura to drift into the oncoming lane and into the path of a tractor-trailer truck operated by Midwest-Price Company, LLC, a forest-products business located in West Paris.   As the tractor-trailer driver neared the Acura, he slammed on the brakes, but it was not in time. The Acura...

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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network MPBN interviews Julian L. Sweet regarding recent Medical Malpractice ruling that could affect misdiagnosis cases. To listen: MPBN Interview with Julian Sweet...

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