Tag: Sam Johnson

Sam Johnson and John Veilleux recently scored an appellate win in Fama, et al v. Bob’s, LLC, et al, 2024 ME 73, — A.3d —, which overruled the Superior Court’s denial of summary judgment. The Law Court concluded that the Plaintiff’s liquor liability claim against a restaurant was barred by the named and retained requirement...

Reports of “Nuclear Verdicts” have been greatly exaggerated by the media.  In Weeks v. True, Sam Johnson recently obtained a defense verdict in Penobscot County Superior Court after the jury deliberated for a total of 19 minutes.  The case involved an auto accident in which liability was not contested, but the causal connection between the...

For the past 12 years, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy has sponsored the Maine Bench-Bar Hockey Game to promote civility and collegiality among the legal community.  The irony of a hockey game promoting civility and collegiality is not lost on us.  Tom Marjerison and John Veilleux started the game, and Sam Johnson has ably taken over...

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy is proud to announce that the 2023 edition of New England Super Lawyers and the 2023 New England Rising Stars has recognized several of our attorneys for inclusion in the publications. We congratulate each of these attorneys for this accomplishment.  Maine Super Lawyers Top 5 Mark G. Lavoie Super Lawyers Jonathan...