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… Read more »
Brad Pattershall recently secured the dismissal for his client Tommy Woodward, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Diesel Castings (“Columbia Diesel”), a Mississippi corporation, when the United States District Court determined it lacked personal jurisdiction over Columbia Diesel. The case was initiated by a local company called Three Girls Fishing, LLC (“Three Girls”), that owned a commercial fishing… Read more »
NHD trial attorneys JD Hadiaris and Mark Lavoie recently secured a defense verdict for a Maine surgeon in a medical malpractice jury trial at the York County Superior Court. At trial, the Plaintiff claimed that the surgeon failed to obtain valid informed consent for a cervical lymph node excisional biopsy, which had been recommended in… Read more »
David Goldman scored another appellate victory in Vargas v. Riverbend Management. In its decision, the Law Court affirmed the defense verdict secured by Devin Deane in the Superior Court. In Vargas, the Law Court took the opportunity to clarify the circumstances under which an employer can be held vicariously liable for the discriminatory actions of… Read more »
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… Read more »
Governor Janet Mills recently nominated Dan Cummings to the Board of Directors of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). The Joint Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business and the Maine Senate both unanimously approved his nomination. Dan has nearly 35 years of experience in the lending industry representing credit unions throughout the state… Read more »
An article written by Brad Pattershall and Jonathan Brogan was recently published in Maine Town & City, a periodic publication of the Maine Municipal Association (MMA). The article addresses how to mitigate claims of employment discrimination by implementing best practices. NHD frequently represents MMA insureds both before the Maine Human Rights Commission and in court… Read more »
Norman Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is pleased to announce that Jonathan W. Brogan has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) Jonathan W. Brogan is a partner and chair of the firm’s litigation group. He is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried more than 250 trials to verdict on a range of… Read more »
J.D. Hadiaris and Mark Lavoie secured a defense verdict following a medical malpractice jury trial at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor, Maine. J.D. and Mark’s client, an orthopedic surgeon, was accused of breaching the standard of care in obtaining informed consent for shoulder surgery, and causing damages, including shoulder dysfunction and the need for… Read more »
Mark Lavoie recently secured a defense verdict in a seven-figure contract case involving a Maine hospital system. The Plaintiff, a vendor providing Medicare and Medicaid billing services, claimed that a third-party association had negotiated a contract for a “success fee” (essentially a contingent fee arrangement), so it would receive a percentage of any additional federal… Read more »
