A co-owner of Hardwood Products Co. in Guilford has asked a court to dissolve the partnership behind one of the biggest employers in central Maine.
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Volkswagen files lawsuit to terminate Saco dealership contract
The automaker claims Prime Automotive Group’s parent company, GPB Capital Holdings, violated a franchise agreement when it fired former CEO David Rosenberg.
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Pro-labor groups want Maine to crack down on forced arbitration
As these binding agreements become more common as a condition of employment, lawmakers debate a measure that would effectively deputize private attorneys to take employers to court in state labor and discrimination cases.
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Civil cases against former Portland developer on hold as criminal case ramps up
An effort to recoup $5.4 million in fines from Michael Liberty will be delayed while a criminal case against him moves forward.
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Grand jury indicts pair on drug charges in Skowhegan
The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments on Friday, including drug and assault charges.
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Prime Automotive names new chief executive as former CEO demands his job back
Prime, which owns nine auto dealerships in Maine, received notices from Toyota, Volkswagen and other manufacturers objecting to the removal of former CEO David Rosenberg.
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Gov. Mills grants full pardon to late tribal attorney Donald Gellers
Maine’s first known posthumous pardon brings closure to a 1968 case that was one of the most sordid in the state’s legal history.
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Lab backlog slows justice in drug and alcohol cases in Maine courts
The state lab that processes urine and blood tests for criminal cases has a backlog that is delaying justice in some cases by up to six months.
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Court upholds national monument designation off New England coast
Fishing groups objected to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument because it restricts where they can fish.
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Supplements makers face contempt motion that alleges violation of FTC settlement
Health Research Laboratories and Whole Body Supplements, which ship from Maine, violated a settlement order by continuing to claim without evidence that their supplements could treat and cure diseases, the FTC said.