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'Rural reopening' continues; Portland council to vote on opening outdoors
May 18, 2020Restaurants in 12 counties can open, with restrictions, beginning today. Meanwhile, Portland is set to vote on a measure that will allow retailers and restaurants to operate outside when they open June 1.
May 18, 2020
Mainebiz hosts free webinar for businesses preparing to reopen
May 18, 2020Mainebiz will host a free two-part webinar for businesses, "What Does Open Look Like?" — and it kicks off Thursday morning. The first part of the virtual discussion will feature expert panelists from law firm Pierce Atwood, workers' comp insurer
May 18, 2020
How to determine if your business should file for a registered trademark
Updated: July 7, 2021Trademark law is an area where popular perception deviates substantially from legal reality. A guest writer explains that too many companies waste time, energy or money pursuing a registered mark. But it can be necessary, too.
Updated: July 7, 2021
Maine's pandemic rules rank as least restrictive in Northeast
May 7, 2020The national analysis compared each state and the District of Columbia on the basis of public health measures such as restaurant and bar closings, operating restrictions on nonessential businesses and other criteria.
May 7, 2020
Leigh Saufley, new law school dean, talks about move from courtrooms to (empty) classrooms
Updated: May 4, 2020Saufley served as chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court for over 18 years before taking the top post at the state's only law school. In the midst of the pandemic, she discussed challenges ahead, for both the short term and long term.
Updated: May 4, 2020
Supreme Court rules Lewiston health insurer is owed $59M in fed back payments
April 29, 2020Community Health Options paid into a risk-sharing program set up by the Affordable Care Act. But after losing money, the nonprofit health insurer never received federal payments from the program.
April 29, 2020
How to navigate Congress’ changes to the bankruptcy code
April 15, 2020Congress has given small businesses an important tool to help weather this difficult time by allowing companies with up to $7.5 million in debt to reorganize under a streamlined Chapter 11 process. This is available for the next 12 months. After
April 15, 2020
During COVID-19, some Maine lawyers are writing more wills
Updated: April 17, 2020As the coronavirus crisis spurs people to arrange their estates and to make other end-of-life preparations, Maine lawyers are seeing an increase in business.
Updated: April 17, 2020
Judge rules lobster fishing impact on right whales needs study
April 13, 2020The decision of a lawsuit brought by environmental groups says federal fishery managers haven’t fully analyzed the impact of lobster fishing on endangered North Atlantic right whales. It's still unclear what the ruling could mean for Maine.
April 13, 2020
In tragic irony, $1.5B contract clears the ways for Maine Maritime ship
Updated: April 13, 2020The multiyear agreement went to a Philadelphia shipyard for up to five of the training vessels. In charge of the work is a company that still contests penalties for its role in the El Faro tragedy.
Updated: April 13, 2020
Maine's top judge to take reins at Maine Law
Updated: April 9, 2020The chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will leave the bench next week to take on leadership of Maine's only law school, which has been without a permanent dean for almost a year.
Updated: April 9, 2020How to prepare for short-term business disruption
March 20, 2020As the public health crisis from COVID-19 deepens, businesses must prepare for disruption and a financial downturn that has likely already begun. A Portland bankruptcy attorney offers some guidance.
March 20, 2020
Tech traps for companies: What employers need to know
Updated: February 24, 2020New technologies, such as biometrics, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, pose new challenges for employers trying to comply with legal requirements and avoid cybersecurity problems. Mainebiz talked some experts about what to keep in mind.
Updated: February 24, 2020Maine's chief justice urges higher pay for judges, $1.5M for more marshals
Updated: January 31, 2020The raise would be in line with recommendations of an independent commission, the judge says, and Maine needs 19 more marshals to protect courthouses throughout the state.
Updated: January 31, 2020
Conflict of interest alleged in Brunswick oyster farm appeal
January 20, 2020A legal appeal to stop development of a new oyster farm in Maquoit Bay, off Brunswick, alleges the plan represents a conflict of interest and a violation of the public trust.
January 20, 2020
In memory of colleague, Portland law firm launches scholarships at UMaine Law
Updated: January 14, 2020Pierce Atwood has launched a scholarship fund for University of Maine School of Law students, in honor of a longtime lawyer with the Portland firm who died last year.
Updated: January 14, 2020
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