One lawyer says the appeal highlights tension between the roles of the superior and probate courts, after 2 judges reached different rulings in the lawsuit.
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Federal judge declines to dismiss Lewiston mother’s lawsuit against jail officers
Pamela Ashby is suing 2 Androscoggin County corrections officers, as well as the jail and its health provider, alleging they failed to provide adequate care to her son.
Former employee sues Jackson Lab claiming it did not stop sexual harassment
The employee alleges supervisors did not address complaints about a co-worker, who later was accused of recording her in a bathroom.
New England appeals court weighs whether detained immigrants have right to bond hearings
The lawsuit was filed by several civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
Former Ellsworth church employee sues Catholic diocese, claiming discrimination
An administrative assistant said she was fired in 2023 after reporting a priest’s inappropriate remarks to human resources.
Former dean of pharmacy, who researched maple syrup, sues UNE for firing him
Navindra Seeram says the school did not give notice before firing him last April after he was the subject of a critical New York Times story.
Federal judge weighs order to allow activist free speech at Augusta school board meetings
A lawyer for Nicholas Blanchard, who sued the Augusta Board of Education, said in federal court Friday the board’s enforcement of its public comment policy violates the conservative activist’s constitutional right to free speech.
Brewer schools, widow of conservative activist reach $350,000 settlement
Patricia McBreairty, the widow of Shawn McBreairty, will receive the payout from the Bangor-area district following a lawsuit filed in 2024.
Civil engineer arrested by ICE during Maine surge sues federal agents
Juan Sebastián Carvajal-Muñoz is in the country legally on an H-1B visa for work. His lawyers said agents broke his car window and held him for an entire day.
Federal appeals court agrees to dismiss weight loss drug lawsuits filed by Mainers
Two Maine residents sued their insurance companies in 2024, accusing them of discrimination for not covering weight loss medication.