York County is set to break ground on a 40-million-dollar project to build a modern 58-bed substance abuse treatment and recovery center, as well as a first responder training center. Both will be located on the campus of the current York County Jail. Attorney Libby’s and Attorney O’Brien’s first objective was to navigate the project… Read more »
Attorneys Tyler Smith and Timothy O’Brien Win Appeal in Whistleblower Lawsuit
Attorneys Tyler Smith and Tim O’Brien recently won a victory for a client in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in Lee v. Town of Denmark, 2019 ME 54. The plaintiff brought claims against our client for whistleblower retaliation, unpaid wages, and defamation. Attorneys Smith and O’Brien filed a successful motion for summary judgment in the… Read more »
LOKC wins summary judgment on whistleblower, defamation, and wage and hour claims
Attorneys Tim O’Brien and Tyler Smith recently won summary judgment on behalf of an employer who was sued for whistleblower retaliation, defamation, and back pay. The employee argued that the employer had retaliated against him for complaining about perceived breaches of his employment contract, made defamatory statements about him, and owed back wages as a… Read more »
FMLA and whistleblower claims against firm’s client dismissed
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion successfully defended against a lawsuit for FMLA interference, FMLA retaliation, and Whistleblower retaliation in U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Timothy J. O’Brien and Tyler J. Smith represented an employer who discharged the Plaintiff for repeated violations of the employer’s attendance policy. After her discharge from employment, the Plaintiff… Read more »