lawsuits
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power's parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
The CMP corridor battle: Where does the money come from?
The fight over the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower transmission line has become a multimillion-dollar industry of its own.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Portland jetport restaurant workers sue employer, alleging they were underpaid
The two said they were paid as tipped workers – half the state's minimum wage – even when they did work that earned them no tips.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Maine lobstermen sue sustainability group for defamation over ‘red listing’
Seafood Watch, a program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, unfairly downgraded its evaluation of the Maine lobster fishery last fall, the fishermen say.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Judge rejects attempt to throw out ballot proposal that could thwart CMP, Versant takeover
The ruling means that voters in November will likely see both a proposal to create a consumer-owned electric utility and a debt-limit measure meant to cripple the effort.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Over a century since launching its famed boots, L.L. Bean sued over a ‘waterproof’ claim
The Freeport-based retailer is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging the company falsely promoted some of its foul-weather footwear.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Lobster industry wages legal battle over recent regulations, while new ones remain frozen
The Maine Lobstermen's Association last September appealed a federal decision on some restrictions, and the case is now being heard in Washington.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Maine lobstering group backs new speed limit on ships to protect whales
The Maine Lobstermen's Association says the first such restriction in over a decade illustrates how little shipping has been regulated compared to the lobster industry.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2022
Maine Voices: We should all be very concerned by the jury trial’s disappearance
John Adams was right when he described trial by jury as ‘the heart and lungs of liberty.’
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Lobstering group appeals decision in lawsuit over whale-protection rules
The Maine Lobstermen's Association says the new regulations are based on faulty science, and is now attempting to take that argument to a higher court.
