Maine Legal News

Maine Legal News attempts to provide the latest legal news important to the citizens of Maine Maine legal news updates will be added to this site on a continual basis. Our mission is to provide information regarding the outcome of important litigation, legislation and any other legal or consumer news that potentially affects the people of Maine. Lay persons, professionals and analysts can review the latest in Maine case law, Maine legislative news and ongoing developments in Maine law. Many of the legal news items within the site are provided by Maine or national legal news analysts or from bar and/or trial associations and organizations. In addition, we invite lawyers and law firms throughout Maine, and others with important Maine legal news, to participate in our effort to create a dynamic online source for Maine legal news.

Maine Law News

Appeals court sends jury award back to Maine
A federal appeals court is asking Maine's supreme court to answer unresolved questions about a Maine law that restricts the personal liability of government employees in lawsuits.

Maine court to hear arguments in woman's suicide
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments to decide if the parents of a 25-year-old woman were legally obligated in preventing her from committing suicide.

Legislative panel calls for MaineHousing probe
The Maine Legislature's Government Oversight Committee wants to scrutinize spending by the Maine State Housing Authority following reports of donations to advocacy groups and conferences at high-end hotels.