Maine, like many states, has an “implied consent” law to assist in drunk driving investigations. Those laws generally require motorists to submit to warrantless blood or breath tests in drunk driving investigations if certain conditions are met. If the person refuses, the law will impose some form of a penalty. Earlier this month, in three… Read more »
Use of experts in divorce litigation
Divorces, like general civil litigation, involve the use of experts in a variety of areas. The two principle issues in any divorce involve parental rights and responsibilities with respect to minor children and the identification and valuation of marital property. Expert testimony can be utilized to establish a variety of facts with respect to the… Read more »
Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision eases the burden on employees at summary judgment in discrimination cases
Last week the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision in Brady v. Cumberland County, 2015 ME 143, in which it declared that it was moving away from a long-held test for summary judgment motions, and thereby easing the burden on employees to proceed to a full trial in discrimination cases. The case involved a… Read more »
Appeal of Maine criminal cases to be considered by U.S. Supreme Court
On October 30, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari (Voisine, et al., v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 14-10154 )to two petitioners who have been convicted in the State of Maine for charges of misdemeanor domestic violence. More plainly stated this means that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to review… Read more »
Maine Estate Tax Update
On June 30, 2015 the Maine Legislature voted to override Governor LePage’s veto of the State Budget, which means the proposed Budget became law. Among the changes to Maine law as a result of the veto override was a change to the Maine Estate Tax Law, codified as 36 M.R.S.A. §§ 4101-4118, which is set… Read more »
Paige Streeter and Tara Rich to speak at family law seminar
Attorneys Paige Streeter and Tara Rich of Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC will be presenters at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar entitled, “Family Law From A to Z.” The seminar is scheduled for July 17, 2015 and will be held at the Fireside Inn & Suites in Portland, Maine. It is designed to… Read more »
Tim O’Brien presents on payments to collegiate athletes at NCAA Conference
Tim O’Brien gave a presentation on “Title IX and the Changing World of Stipends, Aid, Benefits and Compensation” for collegiate athletes at the NCAA’s Inclusion Forum held in San Diego, California on April 25, 2015. Tim analyzed the recent changes to NCAA legislation allowing schools to pay up to the full cost of attendance and… Read more »
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC selected by U.S. News & World Report for “Best Law Firms 2015 – Maine”
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC has been recently honored with a recognition by U.S. News & World Report in its selection of “Best Law Firms 2015 – Maine.” Selection is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer review from leading attorneys in their field. Clients were… Read more »
NLRB reverses its course on e-mail policies
Historically, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) stated in its 2007 Register Guard case that employees did not enjoy rights granted to them by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act in the context of using company e-mail. The Board concluded in a 3-2 decision that employees had no Section 7 rights to use company… Read more »
Brian L. Champion selected as a “Top 100” Litigation Lawyer in Maine
Brian L. Champion was recently selected by the American Society of Legal Advocates (“ASLA”) as one of the Top 100 Litigation lawyers in the State of Maine for 2015. Brian’s selection for inclusion in this prestigious group is the culmination of an annual process, whereby the ASLA researches tens of thousands of lawyers throughout the… Read more »