Maine Deceptive Trade Practices Law
Heather Keep v. Christopher Indorf
<h2><br> Biddeford, Maine real estate lawyers represented the parties in partition.<br> <h2><br> <br> Keep and Indorf were unmarried domestic partners and have one child together. In October 2015, they purchased a residence in Saco as joint tenants for $345,000. Indorf contributed $37,327 of his own funds for the down payment and closing costs; Keep did not contribute any funds to the initial purc... More...
$0 (01-31-2024 - ME)Vladek Filler v. Hancock County, et al.
Concluding that a defendant committed the tort of malicious prosecution, the Court awards $1,769,354 in compensatory, economic, and punitive damages in favor of a man the defendant falsely accused of committing gross sexual assaults and assaults against his then wife. The Court's verdict and judgment runs against his now ex-wife's friend, who conspired with his wife to concoct the allegations that... More...
$0 (03-12-2019 - ME)Charles R. Maples, et al. v. Compass Harbor Village Condominium Association, et al.
Portland, Maine personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and violation of the Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA).<br> <br> Maples and Brown both own condominium units in the<br> twenty-four-unit Compass Harbor Village Condominium Association in Bar<br> Harbor. On July 22, 2019, the court entered a judgment in favor of Maples ... More...
$0 (04-26-2022 - ME)Robert R. Young v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.
Portland, ME: Civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> <br> 42 U.S.C. §12101. Findings and purpose<br> (a) Findings<br> The Congress finds that—<br> (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental ... More...
$1 (07-20-2021 - ME)Richard Faloon v. Bouchard Cleaning and Restoration, Inc.
Bangor, ME: Civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> <br> 42 U.S.C. §12101. Findings and purpose<br> (a) Findings<br> The Congress finds that—<br> (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental di... More...
$1 (07-22-2021 - ME)United States of America v. Katherine Prosper
Bangor, ME - The United States of America charged Katherine Prosper with social security fraud.<br> <br> A Clinton woman pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Bangor to Social Security fraud and making false statements, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.<br> <br> According to court records, from about August 2006 through March 2019, Katherine Prosper, 61, a recipient of Supplemental S... More...
$0 (01-13-2020 - ME)Scott Jordan, Jr. v. Town of Waldoboro, et al.
Scott M. Jordan ("Senior"), his<br> health failing, executed a Power of Attorney (POA) authorizing his<br> son, Scott M. Jordan, Jr. ("Jordan"), to take control and dispose<br> of Senior's property in any way Senior might do were he able.<br> Unhappy with Jordan's subsequent decisions concerning his<br> property, Senior revoked the POA and complained to the Waldoboro<br> Police Department. Waldobo... More...
$0 (12-02-2019 - ME)Ryan D. Burnett v. Ocean Properties, Ltd.
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$0 (11-13-2018 - ME)Angela S. Johnson v. Molina Information Systems, LLC
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$0 (11-30-2018 - ME)Lloyd Mudie v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
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$0 (11-30-2018 - ME)United States of America v. Roger Bellanger
In today's story of why it's<br> generally not a good idea to orchestrate and then participate in<br> an illegal narcotics distribution ring, meet Roger Belanger of<br> Corinna, Maine. Belanger was indicted on one count of conspiracy<br> to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms<br> or more of cocaine and an unspecified amount of oxycodone, in<br> violation of 21 U.S.C. §... More...
$0 (05-13-2018 - ME)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ROGER BELANGER <table> <td>
In today's story of why it's <br> generally not a good idea to orchestrate and then participate in <br> an illegal narcotics distribution ring, meet Roger Belanger of <br> Corinna, Maine. Belanger was indicted on one count of conspiracy <br> to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms <br> or more of cocaine and an unspecified amount of oxycodone, in <br> violation of 21 U.... More...
$0 (05-12-2018 - ME)United States of America v. Todd Rasberry
Todd Rasberry found himself in a<br> jam: during a pat-down incident to a Terry stop, see Terry v. Ohio,<br> 392 U.S. 1, 19-20 (1968), an agent of the Drug Enforcement<br> Administration (DEA) discovered a softball-sized object stashed in<br> Rasberry's undershorts. Believing that the object contained<br> drugs, the agent arrested Rasberry on the spot. A subsequent<br> search of Rasberry's person ... More...
$0 (02-14-2018 - ME)United States of America v. DAniel Colby, Jr.
Following a two-day jury trial,<br> Defendant Daniel Colby, Jr. was convicted of a single count of<br> possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of 18<br> U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In calculating Colby's sentence, the district<br> court applied a two-level enhancement for possession of a stolen<br> gun, a four-level enhancement for using a gun in connection with<br> another felony, an... More...
$0 (02-22-2018 - ME)United States of America v. Marquis Aiken
In this criminal appeal, we must<br> decide whether the Defendant, Marquis Aiken ("Aiken"), had a<br> reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment in<br> the motel room where he was at the time of a police search of the<br> premises. The district court ruled in Aiken's favor. The<br> government timely filed this appeal. After careful review, we<br> reverse and remand.<br> I. FACTUA... More...
$0 (12-18-2017 - ME)United States of America v. Gregory R. Logan
Portland, ME - Former Canadian Mountie Sentenced to Money Laundering Charges Stemming from a Conspiracy to Smuggle Ivory Tusks<br> <br> A retired officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Woodcock for the District of Maine to 62 months in prison for 10 money laundering offenses. Logan, 59, of St. John, New Brunswick, was extradited to the Unite... More...
$0 (09-20-2017 - ME)Andrew March v. Janet T. Mills
<br> This appeal concerns a<br> constitutional challenge brought by a protester who opposes<br> abortion. He seeks to enjoin the enforcement of a provision of<br> the Maine Civil Rights Act ("MCRA"), Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 5,<br> § 4684-B(2), that, he contends, facially violates the First<br> Amendment's guarantee of the freedom of speech.1 The challenged<br> provision bars a person from making... More...
$0 (08-08-2017 - ME)Penobscot Nation v. JANET T. MILLS, Attorney General for the State of Maine <table> <td>
This litigation began shortly after the Maine Warden <br> Service and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife <br> requested a legal opinion from Maine's then-Attorney General <br> William Schneider "regarding the respective regulatory <br> jurisdictions of the . . . Nation and the State of Maine . . . <br> relating to hunting and fishing on the [M]ain [S]tem of the <br> Penobscot Ri... More...
$0 (07-07-2017 - ME)United States of America v. ISF Trading Company of Portland
Portland, ME - Portland Company Sentenced for Lacey Act Violations<br> <br> ISF Trading Company (“ISF”) of Portland, was sentenced to one year of probation for violating the Lacey Act. ISF was also fined $552,500 and ordered to forfeit $297,500. The Lacey Act is a federal law that prohibits trade in wildlife that has been illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold.<br> <br> ISF is a Maine... More...
$0 (06-29-2017 - ME)Penobscot Nation v. Janet T. Mills, et al.
The Penobscot Nation (the<br> "Nation") filed suit in federal court against the State of Maine<br> and various state officials (the "State Defendants"), claiming<br> rights as to a 60-mile stretch of the Penobscot River, commonly<br> known as the "Main Stem." The United States intervened in support<br> of the Nation. Private interests, towns, and other political<br> entities, whom we shall call th... More...
$0 (07-05-2017 - ME)Nicky Pyle v. Robert Pyle
[¶1] Robert Pyle appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Bangor,<br> Larson, J.) awarding child support and primary residence of the parties’<br> children to his former spouse, Nicky Pyle. Robert contends on appeal that the<br> court erred in two ways: first, by awarding primary residence of the children<br> to Nicky, and second, by incorrectly calculating Robert’s child support<br> ob... More...
$0 (05-31-2017 - ME)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v.BRIAN T. MULKERN <table> <td>
Brian Mulkern pled guilty to a federal charge of <br> possessing ammunition as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). <br> Normally the max prison sentence for an ammunition-possessing <br> felon is 10 years. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2). But under the Armed <br> Career Criminal Act ("ACCA," for short), a felon with three or <br> more prior convictions for "violent felon[ies]" or "serious drug <br... More...
$0 (04-16-2017 - ME)United States of America v. Malcolm Thompson
The defendant, Malcolm<br> Thompson, pled guilty to distribution of heroin and cocaine base,<br> in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Although the parties agreed<br> that Thompson's guidelines sentencing range was thirty to thirtyseven<br> months, the district court imposed an upwardly variant<br> sentence of forty-eight months in prison. Thompson now appeals,<br> arguing that this sentence is ... More...
$0 (03-03-2017 - ME)<b>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JAMES F. FORD</b> <table> <td>
James F. Ford, with assistance from his wife Darlene and his sons Paul and Jim,1 directed a marijuana-growing operation out of a home in Monroe, Maine. Acting on a tip from Jim's girlfriend, police executed a search warrant and interviewed James, who openly described the sophisticated operation and discussed his previous marijuana growing case in Massachusetts. After a trial, a jury convicted hi... More...
$0 (10-17-2016 - ME)United States of America v. Yarann Im, Mark Green, John Pinkham, Thomas Reno, Michael Bryant, Thomas Choi and George Anestis
Portland, ME - Seven Men Plead Guilty for Illegally Harvesting and Selling American Eels<br> <br> Between the dates of October 4 and October 6, seven individuals pleaded guilty in Federal District Court in Portland, Maine, to trafficking more than $1.9 million worth of juvenile American eels, also known as “elvers,” in violation of the Lacey Act.<br> <br> Yarann Im, Mark Green, John Pinkham, T... More...
$0 (10-09-2016 - ME)United States of America v. Stephen Bean
Portland, ME - Norway Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms<br> <br> Stephen Bean, 55, of Norway, Maine pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony offense.<br> <br> According to court records, on November 21, 2015, Maine Game Wardens encountered Bean hunting with two other men in the Paris, Maine area. The other men were car... More...
$0 (06-09-2016 - ME)State of Maine v. Kenneth Frisbee
On March 21, 2013, the State filed a two-count complaint in the <br> Superior Court charging Frisbee with unlawful sexual contact (Class B), 17-A <br> M.R.S. § 255-A(1)(E-1) (2015) (other person under age twelve), and unlawful <br> sexual contact (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 255-A(1)(E) (2015) (other person under <br> age fourteen). On September 9, 2013, Frisbee was indicted on the two unlawful <b... More...
$0 (06-09-2016 - ME)United States of America v. Robert Kinney
Bangor, Maine: Blaine Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Transporting Child Pornography<br> <br> United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Robert Kinney, Jr., 41, of Blaine, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 15 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for transporting child pornography. The defendant was also ordered to pa... More...
$0 (04-04-2016 - ME)United States of America v. Matthew McElroy
Portland, ME - Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Pornography<br> <br> Matthew McElroy, 39, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to transporting child pornography.<br> <br> According to court records, in January 2016, a federal agent was investigating the distribution and production of child pornography over the internet when he received an email ... More...
$0 (04-15-2016 - ME)State of Maine v. Dale M. Pinkham Sr.
From the evidence admitted at trial, the court could find the following <br> facts. See State v. Stanley, 2015 ME 56, ¶ 2, 115 A.3d 1236. On <br> December 6, 2013, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents executed a search <br> warrant at Pinkham’s residence. They found 20.75 grams of a powder testing <br> positive for heroin, packaged in two “fingers” and five smaller “tickets,” as we... More...
$0 (04-21-2016 - ME)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANDREW ZARAUSKAS
Between approximately 2003 and 2009, Zarauskas served as <br> a confidential informant for the United States Fish and Wildlife <br> Service ("FWS"), providing information about individuals engaged <br> in the smuggling of whale teeth and other wildlife contraband.2 <br> In this capacity, Zarauskas developed a relationship with FWS Agent <br> Andrey Guidera, with whom he spoke on many occasions. <... More...
$0 (02-14-2016 - ME)Karen Cormier v. Genesis Healthcare LLC, et al.
The summary judgment record contains the following evidence as viewed in the light most favorable to Cormier, who is the non-moving party. See Angell v. Hallee, 2014 ME 72, ¶ 16, 92 A.3d 1154. Genesis is the parent company <br> of Scarborough Operations, LLC, which owns Pine Point Center, a nursing home in Scarborough.1 Cormier is a CNA who began working at Pine Point Center in 2002. Beginnin... More...
$0 (12-17-2015 - ME)Gerald Marshall v. Town of Dexter
Based on that standard of review, the facts are drawn from the <br> complaint and its attachments. In September 2011, Gerald Marshall purchased a <br> former school property from the Town of Dexter for $205,000 in an arms-length <br> transaction. Marshall purchased the property for future redevelopment. The <br> property consisted of 45.27 acres, with significant shore frontage on Lake <br> Wa... More...
$0 (10-23-2015 - ME)Pan Am Systems, Inc. v. Atlantic Northeast Rails and Ports, Inc.
Today's appeal centers on a district judge's decision<br> kicking out this battle-scarred defamation case on summary<br> judgment. By way of introduction, plaintiffs are David Andrew<br> Fink, Pan Am Systems, Inc., and Springfield Terminal Railway<br> Company. Fink is the former President and CEO of Pan Am, the<br> parent corporation of Springfield. Defendants are Chalmers<br> Hardenbergh and Atla... More...
$0 (10-12-2015 - ME)United States of America v. Christopher Michaud
Portland, ME - York County Men Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Firearms Charges<br> <br> Chris Michaud, 23, of Limerick, Maine, and Cole Meserve, 21, of Standish, Maine, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess stolen firearms and possession of stolen firearms.<br> <br> According to court records, between about May and November 2014, Michaud and Meserve engaged in a ser... More...
$0 (09-29-2015 - ME)United States of America v. Robert Kinney, Jr.
Bangor, ME - Blaine Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Pornography<br> <br> Robert Kinney, Jr., 41, of Blaine, Maine, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to transporting child pornography.<br> <br> According to court records, on about August 20 and 21, 2014, Kinney emailed at least nine videos and 15 images of child pornography as he traded with others over the internet. The defendant�... More...
$0 (09-02-2015 - ME)United States of America v. Paul Ford
As part of a plea bargain, Paul Ford pled guilty to two<br> felonies: conspiring — from 2006 to November 2011 — with James<br> F., Darlene, and James T. Ford (Paul's father, mother, and brother)<br> to manufacture 100 or more marijuana plants, and manufacturing —<br> in November 2011 — 50 or more marijuana plants on his own. See 21<br> U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846.1 The district court senten... More...
$0 (08-19-2015 - ME)Christine V. Violette v. Randy R. Violette
Christine V. Violette appeals from a judgment of divorce entered in the <br> District Court (Waterville, Dow, J.). Christine contends that the court (1) clearly <br> erred in its calculation of Randy R. Violette’s income; (2) abused its discretion in <br> its spousal support award; (3) clearly erred in finding that two assets, a piece of <br> real estate and a business, were nonmarital; and (4)... More...
$0 (08-02-2015 - ME)Christine V. Violette v. Randy R. Violette
Christine and Randy were married on October 2, 1993, in Lewiston. <br> They have three children together: a seventeen-year-old son, a thirteen-year-old <br> 2 son, and a ten-year-old daughter. Christine filed a complaint for divorce on <br> November 9, 2012. At the final hearing on December 12, 2013, the court heard <br> evidence of the following facts relevant to this appeal. <br> [¶3] Sepa... More...
$0 (08-02-2015 - ME)Carl D. McCue v. Seth Bradstreet, III
In this appeal, a Maine dairy<br> farmer seeks to reverse a summary judgment ruling that rejected<br> his First Amendment retaliation claim against the former<br> Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture. The suit<br> alleges that, while in office, the Commissioner used the state's<br> regulatory apparatus to retaliate for the First Amendmentprotected<br> conduct that the farmer engaged... More...
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