A trial had been scheduled to begin Tuesday but the jury was dismissed the same day, according to court records.
U.S. District Court
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Lawsuit against Hyde School at risk after attorney errors
A Maine-based lawyer asked to withdraw from the federal lawsuit against the Bath boarding school last week, saying his co-counsel from Massachusetts made ‘inaccurate and unsupported legal citations’ in court records.
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Lisbon man sentenced to 3 years for stealing from site of quadruple homicide in Bowdoin
Arden Shaw pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. Border Patrol equipment from the home where a quadruple homicide occurred. He was sentenced in federal court Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
More former Hyde School students allege mistreatment. Others say experience was positive.
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram published an investigation last week featuring accounts of negative experiences from former students of the private school in Bath. Hyde also has been sued in federal court, but leaders have denied all allegations.
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Hyde boarding school accused of abusing students, forced manual labor
A federal lawsuit filed Friday details allegations of forced labor and emotional abuse at the nearly 60-year-old private boarding school in Bath that advertises a character-based education.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Former Portsmouth shipyard worker pleads guilty to embezzling $10K from union
Kyle Chasse, the labor union’s former president who admitted he misused union funds to dine out and shop at stores, could now face up to 20 years in jail and a maximum $250,000 fine.
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Patagonia drops lawsuit against Marden’s over fake jackets
The outdoor gear brand had accused the Maine bargain retailer of selling counterfeit jackets with ‘virtually identical’ copies of the Patagonia label.
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Kennebunk doctor will not serve prison time for overprescribing opioids
Dr. Merideth Norris was found guilty last summer of writing 15 unauthorized prescriptions to 5 patients. A judge said she felt Norris had already suffered enough public and professional consequences.
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Man sentenced for stealing from postal workers, post offices in central Maine
Lance Funderburk and his accomplice targeted post offices in Paris and Monmouth, and postal carriers in Lewiston.
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Lobster industry’s defamation case against aquarium paused while appeals court interprets libel law
The lawsuit, which has spent years in limbo, claims the California museum’s sustainable seafood certification unfairly downgraded Maine’s fishery over right whale protections.