On November 3, 2017, following a five day trial held in the York County Superior Court, a jury returned an unanimous verdict in favor of a small condominium association and its officers in a lawsuit that was filed by one of the unit owners.  Christine Kennedy-Jensen represented the condominium association and its three officers who were named individually.  The jury considered multiple claims including breach of contract and overburdening of an utility easement.  The condominium association also prevailed by an unanimous decision on its counterclaim for unpaid assessments over a period of six years.  Following the jury’s decision, the...

Congratulations to Alison Denham on her appointment to the Merit Selection Panel regarding the reappointment of United States Magistrate Judge John H. Rich III for the District of Maine....

Martica Douglas recently won a jury verdict for the defendant in a lead poisoning case.  The firm’s client was a landlord who was sued by former tenants claiming that  their three children had suffered neurocognitive damage caused by exposure to lead paint in the rental property– a single family house built in the late 1800s and located in the small town of Solon, Maine. One of the children had been found to have an elevated blood level, high enough to trigger an environmental inspection by the state lead inspector, who found “lead hazards” in the form of deteriorated paint...