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  • Trail Assoc. sues ex-employee over theft

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 16, 2011

    Portland-based Maine Island Trail Association has sued its former business manager, alleging she stole more than $100,000 from the association.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 16, 2011
  • Norway biz owner's properties sold

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 16, 2011

    An auction yesterday sold off nine properties owned by the Norway business owner who recently pleaded guilty to stealing $4 million from MaineCare.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 16, 2011
  • State wins $1M in drug settlement

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011

    Maine will receive nearly $1 million as part of a large-scale settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011
  • Ex-concrete company owner sued

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011

    The U.S. Department of Labor is suing the former head of now-defunct Gagne Precast Concrete Products in Veazie for inflating the value of the company's stock and stealing $1.1 million.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011
  • Suit challenges Bailey's ethics fine

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011

    The Maine Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $200 fine levied against political consultant Dennis Bailey, one of the creators of an anti-Eliot Cutler website.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011
  • Battle over Bar Harbor hotel continues

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2011

    A Bar Harbor hotel owner has taken his appeal of rival hotelier Tom Walsh's proposed $12 million hotel to Maine's highest court.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2011
  • Union theft leads to jail time

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 28, 2011

    A Jonesport woman has been sentenced to eight months in prison for embezzling nearly $30,000 in coworkers' dues from a health care workers union in Washington County.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 28, 2011
  • County record access upheld by court

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 25, 2011

    A superior court has ruled in favor of a Cumberland business that sued a handful of Maine counties over access to their deeds and other land records.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 25, 2011
  • Charges against Rent-a-Husband dropped

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 24, 2011

    The state has dropped criminal fraud charges against Rent-a-Husband founder Kaile Warren, after he agreed to repay investors $2 million.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 24, 2011
  • Court nixes two foreclosure counts

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 18, 2011

    Two of the three counts in a class-action lawsuit brought against GMAC Mortgage Co. by Maine homeowners have been dismissed.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 18, 2011
  • Board appeals Verrill Dana decision

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 11, 2011

    The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar will appeal a Maine supreme court decision that cleared six Verrill Dana lawyers of wrongdoing in connection with the John Duncan case.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 11, 2011
  • Feds asked to probe DEP appointment

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 8, 2011

    An environmental alliance is calling on federal officials to investigate Gov. Paul LePage's appointment of Darryl Brown as head of the Department of Environmental Protection, saying it violates federal water laws.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 8, 2011
  • Salmon lawsuit targets dam owners

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2011

    Owners of several dams on two Maine rivers are the targets of a lawsuit accusing them of violating the Endangered Species Act by harming Atlantic salmon.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2011
  • Fla. judge: Void health care reform

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2011

    A Florida federal judge has issued a ruling on a lawsuit backed by 26 states, Maine included, calling the nation's health care reform law unconstitutional.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2011
  • Group challenges Kibby expansion

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2011

    A citizens' group has filed a petition with Maine's supreme court challenging regulators' approval of an expansion of the Kibby Wind farm in western Maine.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2011
  • Cement plant cited for violations

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 31, 2011

    A cement plant in Thomaston has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor for 63 safety violations.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 31, 2011

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