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Maine Workers' Comp Alert: Update on Appellate Division Findings on Notice of Injury Requirements
Maine WC Appellate Division Affirms Decision Finding Untimely Notice of Injury; Reiterates Requirements for Timely Notice As background, the notice period is 90 days for dates of injury between January 1, 1993, and January...
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It's Time to Fight Back Against Illegal State and Local Cannabis Laws
Matt Warner, of Preti Flaherty's Cannabis Business Practice Group, has authored an article for Cannabis Business Executive on the constitutionality of state residency requirements for obtaining a license to operate a cannabis-related business, how such...
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Maine Workers' Comp Alert: Updates from the WCB October Monthly Business Meeting
The Maine Workers’ Compensation Board met remotely on October 13, 2020, for its monthly business meeting. Following are some developments with respect to reappointments, the appointment of a Section 312 examiner, and claims related...
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Twenty-Three Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2020 Super Lawyers
Twenty-three Preti Flaherty attorneys have been selected for recognition by Super Lawyers , including thirteen Rising Stars. Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers throughout the United States in more than 70 practice areas. Only five...
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Federal Indictments Follow Long-Running Antitrust Class Action in Ready-Mix Concrete Industry
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury in Savannah, Georgia, indicted a ready-mix concrete company and four individuals for fixing prices, rigging bids, and allocating customers and markets in...
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Maine Workers' Comp Alert: Board Updates Fee Schedule
The Maine Workers’ Compensation Board has completed its annual update with respect to Appendix III (inpatient facility fees) for dates of discharge on or after October 1, 2020, in accordance with Title 39-A M.R.S.A...
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Preti Flaherty Joins Maine Justice Foundation for Racial Justice Fund
As part of our ongoing efforts to promote racial justice, Preti Flaherty has joined with the Maine Justice Foundation and other local businesses and philanthropists to create the Racial Justice Fund . Each of the 22 founders...
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Preti Flaherty Adds Six to Environmental and Litigation Practice Groups
Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce the arrival of six new members to the firm: Katherine L. Oaks, Kevin C. Osantowski, Laura Lee Barry Wommack, Nicholas A. Dube, Martin C. Topol, and Allaina Murphy...
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Washington Cannabis Company Says Oklahoma Residency Rules Unconstitutional
Oklahoma has become the latest battleground in the growing challenge to state residency requirements for cannabis business licenses. As has happened in Maine and other states, a nonresident business has initiated a suit against...
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Legislative Alert: Governor Janet Mills' Stage 4 Announcement
Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday afternoon that Maine will enter Stage 4 of its four-stage Restarting Maine’s Economy Plan on October 13, 2020. Stage 4 will allow for increased indoor capacity during the winter...