Sabin v. Newcomb — Maine’s high court revived an inheritance-interference suit
Case Darby Sabin v. Shawn D. Newcomb et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge CONNORS, J. (Janet Mills, 2020)
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Berwick Solar — Late cost statement did not erase duty to pay actual interconnection costs
Case Berwick Solar, LLC v. Public Utilities Commission et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE, J. (Janet Mills,
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Lynne v. DHHS — Maine high court vacates MaineCare lien ruling for factual allocation hearing
Case Ashley Lynne v. Department of Health and Human Services et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Stanfill, C.J.;
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Friends of Eastern Bay — Maine’s top court upheld the mussel-farm lease
Case Friends of Eastern Bay v. Department of Marine Resources et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Stanfill, C.J.;
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Beem v. Temple — Maine high court revives rider’s negligence suit after UTV crash
Case Amy B. Beem v. Nancy M. Temple Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Stanfill, C.J. (appointment info not available);
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Brewster v. S.D. Warren/Sappi N.A. — Court affirms death benefits for former spouse
Case Carol Brewster v. S.D. Warren/Sappi N.A. et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE (Janet Mills, 2022) Date
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Maine Human Rights Commission v. D&L Apartments — Maine’s high court affirms liability for refusing prospective service-animal use
Case Maine Human Rights Commission v. D&L Apartments et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL (Janet Mills, 2021)
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Town of Sabattus v. L.P. Poirier & Son — Maine high court upholds gravel-pit settlement
Case Town of Sabattus v. L.P. Poirier & Son, Inc., et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge TAUB (Janet
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Wilson v. Gurney — Maine high court affirms no duty to protect party guest from armed trespasser
Case Zachary Wilson v. Elizabeth Gurney et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge HJELM, A.R.J. (appointment info not available)
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Neils Point — Maine high court affirmed an arbitration award against farm tenants
Case Neils Point, LLC v. Joseph Grady et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge TAUB (Janet Mills, 2026) Date
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Doe v. Miller — Maine’s high court vacated dismissal of protection-from-abuse complaint
Case Pat Doe v. Alexander Y. Miller Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Douglas (Janet Mills, 2023) Date Decided July
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Veneziano v. Saulnier — Maine’s high court vacates judgment enforcement order for lack of jurisdiction over undomesticated federal judgment
Case JOHN VENEZIANO v. BERNARD J. SAULNIER Court MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Judge STANFILL, C.J. (appointment info not available) Date
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Maine Human Rights Commission v. Robert Larkin — Court vacates judgment enforcing settlement agreement and remands for evidentiary hearing
Case Maine Human Rights Commission et al. v. Robert Larkin Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE, J. (appointment info
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In Re Clifton Select Board Ballot Challenge — Maine SJC orders two disputed absentee ballots counted, reversing election result
Case In Re Ballot Challenge in Election of Town of Clifton Select Board Member Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge
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In Re Children of Johnathan R. — Maine Supreme Court affirms jeopardy order against father whose substance abuse and aggression endangered his children
Case In Re Children of Johnathan R. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007) Date Decided
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Gilbert v. Secretary of State — Maine high court affirms invalidation of ballot initiative petition that fell short after out-of-state circulator signatures were tossed
Case Jane Gilbert et al. v. Secretary of State Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL (Janet Mills, 2021); MEAD
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Brown v. Morse — Maine SJC dismisses appeal as interlocutory where trial court’s purported “final judgment” left multiple claims unresolved
Case Mitchell D. Brown v. Diahanne L. Morse et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL (Janet Mills, 2021)
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Valmont-Olivier v. Envirovantage — Maine SJC affirms denial of workers’ comp immunity for staffing client, applying Massachusetts law
Case Roberto Valmont-Olivier v. Envirovantage, Inc. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Connors (Janet Mills, 2020) Date Decided May 19,
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Adult Guardianship of R. — Maine Supreme Court affirms denial of guardianship termination and announces right to effective counsel in guardianship proceedings
Case Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship of R. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LIPEZ (Janet Mills, 2025) Date Decided May
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In Re Ballot Challenge in Election of Town of Clifton Select Board Member — Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismisses ballot challenge affidavit as factually insufficient
Case In Re Ballot Challenge in Election of Town of Clifton Select Board Member Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge
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State v. McCoy — Maine SJC vacates registration-fee-evasion finding against driver who did not own the vehicle
Case State of Maine v. Brandon Oakley McCoy Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge HJELM (Paul LePage, 2014) Date Decided
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Hutchinson v. Cordoba Gomez — Maine high court vacates divorce judgment, holds premarital agreement required condo purchase and divorce court had jurisdiction over breach claim
Case Robert J. Hutchinson v. Rosanna Paola Cordoba Gomez Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007)
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Aldarraji v. Alolwan — Maine Supreme Court affirms dismissal of divorce complaint, holding marriage validity is governed by law of the place where ceremony occurred
Case Tabarek T.H. Aldarraji v. Tareq I. Alolwan Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LIPEZ (Janet Mills, 2025) Date Decided
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Lytle v. Lind — Maine high court rules split-rail fence down the center of a right-of-way unreasonably interferes with easement holders’ rights
Case Richard Lytle et al. v. Douglas E. Lind et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E.