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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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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...
Press Coverage
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...
Publication
Bankruptcy Alert: Time's Running Out on Higher Debt Limits of the Small Business Reorganization Act
As we head in to year-end holidays and activities, the clock is ticking on the CARES Act provisions that could help businesses in financial distress and save creditors’ customers – the higher-debt limit that...
News
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...
News
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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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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Residential Evictions and the Pandemic – Landlords Beware
NOTE: This article addresses the Executive Orders, Pandemic Management Order and CDC Order in effect on October 23, 2020. As the pandemic changes, these orders are all subject to change and this information may...
News
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...
Publication
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...