On January 15, 2014, Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to improve safeguards for consumer information. The Data Security Act would require companies that accept credit or debit card payments to have policies and procedures in place to protect consumer data from hackers and to act on breaches. According to the… Read more »
Gene R. Libby selected for 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Gene R. Libby has been selected by his peers to be included in the 2014 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in the areas of criminal defense and family law. Libby, a founding partner of Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC of Kennebunk, Maine, has been named in Best Lawyers for… Read more »
New Maine law allows for future modification of spousal support award
The Legislature recently enacted a change to Maine’s spousal support laws. Under the older version of the law, a divorce judgment could expressly read that a person’s spousal support obligation is not subject to future modification. 19-A M.R.S. § 951-A(4). In other words, the Court had the authority to bind the parties to a specific… Read more »
Gene R. Libby joins York County Committee of Campaign for Justice
Gene R. Libby recently joined the York County Committee of the Campaign for Justice. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary year, the Campaign for Justice raises funds to support organizations in Maine that provide legal aid and access to justice to thousands in our state who would not otherwise be able to afford legal services. By mid-August… Read more »
Child Support Obligor may be required to notify court of increases in income for child support purposes
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently held that a person can be required to notify the Court of increases in income for child support purposes, and ordered to pay past due support as a sanction if the person fails to do so. In Dostanko v. Dostanko, 2013 ME 47, the divorce judgment required that the… Read more »
Gene R. Libby presents at program about aggressive litigation tactics
On October 19, 2012, Gene R. Libby was a presenter at a Continuing Legal Education program entitled: “Aggressive Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the ‘Rambo’ Litigator.” Gene’s portion of the program focused on teaching attorneys how to deal with frivolous discovery objections and inappropriate behavior of opposing counsel at depositions, as well as how to make sure… Read more »
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion Announce New Location of Massachusetts Office
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC is pleased to announce that our office in Massachusetts is moving! Effective June 1, 2013, we will be located at One Burlington Business Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Our new address is 67 South Bedford Street, Suite 400W, Burlington, MA 01803. Our telephone number will continue to be (508) 479-1065.… Read more »
D.C. Strikes Down NLRB’s Poster Rule
On May 7th, the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. struck down the National Labor Relations Board new rule requiring companies to post a notice advising employees of their rights under federal law, that included an employee’s right to join a union. In the decision, Judge A. Raymond Randolph said that the poster rule made an… Read more »
Asset Purchasers of Companies may still be on the hook for Employment Liabilities
A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Teed v. Thomas & Betts Power Solutions,L.L.C.) held that even though the defendant , a purchaser of the assets only of an alleged bankrupt company , claimed to be exempt from FLSA liabilities alleged against the seller company, the court found that the purchaser could not… Read more »
Gene R. Libby selected again for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America
Gene R. Libby has again been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Gene has been selected for Best Lawyers in America since 2003. Best Lawyers is one of the most respected peer review publications in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both… Read more »