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Friday April 28, 2017
Most of us are accustomed to telling our experts to be careful because anything they put in writing can be discovered by the other side. This is because former versions of both the Federal and Maine Rules of Civil Procedure required the disclosure of “the data or other information considered by the witness in forming...
Wednesday January 18, 2017
By: Katlyn M. Davidson, Esq. Whether and to what extent insurers and employers can share medical information regarding an employee’s workers’ compensation claim is a question which the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act provides little guidance. Sharing such medical information can be important both for insurers to keep their insureds informed of the status of a...
Wednesday January 18, 2017
By Jonathan W. Brogan, Esq. As those of you who read my earlier article regarding reptile theory and its pervasive use by the plaintiff’s bar understand that this theory, though not scientifically valid, is dangerous to defendants in cases involving safety and reasonable care. Cases that involve medical malpractice, trucking and/or auto accidents, and products...
Monday November 28, 2016
We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Brogan has rejoined the firm, “of counsel,” and will be working with the Governmental Relations and Workers’ Compensation practice groups, representing the interests of the employer and self-insured employer community before the Maine Legislature. Elizabeth initially joined the firm in 1987, fresh from a year as a visiting...
Thursday November 3, 2016
Norman, Hanson & DeTroy is honored to be ranked in the 2017 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers. The Firm has been recognized for the following practice areas: Metropolitan Tier 1 Portland-ME Appellate Practice Arbitration Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense: White-Collar Insurance Law Labor Law – Union Litigation – Real Estate Mediation...
Tuesday August 30, 2016
Matthew Mehalic has been awarded the professional insurance designation Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®) by The Institutes. This announcement was made by Peter L. Miller, CPCU, president and chief executive officer. The Institutes are an educational organization that confers the CPCU designation on persons who complete eight rigorous courses and examinations and meet its ethics...
Tuesday July 12, 2016
By Lindsey M. Sands A key method to reduce exposure on any claim following a work-related injury is to be able to provide the injured employee with accommodated work. This option, when feasible, benefits all involved. It allows employers to limit indemnity costs associated with any injury while getting necessary work done. It also provides...
Tuesday July 12, 2016
By Jonathan W. Brogan, Esq. At trial no evidence is more compelling than that of an eyewitness. A person who was at the scene watching the events, hearing the cries of the injured and the crunching of metal, helping victims, guiding rescue worker is powerful and usually very convincing before any jury. Any experienced trial...
Tuesday July 12, 2016
Carl E. Woock, Esq. In almost every industry, companies big and small rely on trade secrets to maintain an edge in a competitive marketplace. Trade secrets occupy a broad category of information that is commercially beneficial to a business and not generally known to the public. Some famous examples readily come to mind: the formula...
Thursday March 31, 2016
By Christopher C. Taintor, Esq. Medical Privacy: A Balance of Competing Interests In today’s world, privacy and safety, two values important to all of us, are increasingly in tension. One need only read the news to see examples, the most recent of which is the battle between the Federal Government and Apple over access to...
Thursday March 31, 2016
By Adrian P. Kendall, Esq. Three months after the European Court of Justice struck down the US-EU “Safe Harbor” agreement in the case Maximilian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (C-362- 14), the EU and the USA announced in early February that they have agreed to a successor data protection regime. In the words of the...
Thursday March 31, 2016
By Adrian Kendall, Esq. What can a lawyer learn from Heavy Metal band Metallica? When it comes to intellectual property protection and client relations, the answer is plenty. On December 30, 2015, an IP lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to the members of Sandman, a Canadian Metallica tribute band, demanding that the band...