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Legal

  • Maine nets $500K in AIG settlement

    Mainebiz News Staff December 30, 2010

    American International Group Inc. must pay Maine $500,000 in fines as part of its $100 million settlement to insurance regulators in all 50 states after a probe revealed that the insurance corporation violated workers' compensation rules.

    Mainebiz News Staff December 30, 2010
  • Lottery decision sparks new appeal

    Mainebiz News Staff December 30, 2010

    Two of the country's largest lottery vendors have taken their dispute over a $35 million state contract to Superior Court.

    Mainebiz News Staff December 30, 2010
  • Island residents seek compromise after losing zoning battle

    December 28, 2010

    After losing part of their court case against a proposed hotel/condo development on Great Diamond Island, a group of residents is now hoping to garner a compromise from the developer.

    December 28, 2010
  • A seat at the table | Businessman and health care leader Donato Tramuto tasked with two high-profile assignments

    Jackie Farwell December 27, 2010

    Donato Tramuto looks forward to the day when he can walk up to Bill Clinton and seek the former president’s insights on the challenges of doing business in America.

    Jackie Farwell December 27, 2010
  • Norway biz owner stole $4M from MaineCare

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 21, 2010

    A business owner in Norway whose firms were raided by state and federal investigators in July has pleaded guilty to stealing $4 million from MaineCare.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 21, 2010
  • Anti-Cutler website creator fined

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 21, 2010

    One of the anonymous creators of a website that attacked gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler was found guilty of wrongdoing and fined $200 by state ethics officials.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 21, 2010
  • Cos. file appeal over Pike-Idexx agreement

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010

    A legal battle over Pike Industries' operation of a quarry in Westbrook is still alive, after two interveners in the case decided to appeal last month's court decision.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010
  • GMAC foreclosure freeze lifted

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 13, 2010

    A federal judge has allowed GMAC Mortgage Co. to resume foreclosure and eviction procedures in Maine, following a three-week suspension agreement reached between the company and Attorney General Janet Mills.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 13, 2010
  • Rail access dispute continues

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2010

    A battle over rail line access in northern Maine is still simmering, leading Twin Rivers Paper Co. to circumvent using Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway's freight service and instead truck its paper to Canada.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2010
  • ME could join health care reform lawsuit

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2010

    Maine may join in a pending lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care reform law passed earlier this year.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2010
  • Six Verrill Dana lawyers face hearings

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 3, 2010

    Six lawyers at Portland firm Verrill Dana could be professionally sanctioned for allegedly violating ethics rules related to former partner John Duncan's theft of $300,000 three years ago.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 3, 2010
  • Legal troubles delay cannery sale

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 3, 2010

    The Massachusetts-based lobster company buying the shuttered former Stinson Seafood cannery in Prospect Harbor plans to complete the sale by mid-January, following legal and financial delays.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 3, 2010
  • Maine Mall owner appeals property taxes

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 2, 2010

    The owner of the Maine Mall is again appealing the retail center's 2009 property tax assessment, one year after the state denied a similar move.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 2, 2010
  • Another suit levied against wind farm

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 1, 2010

    A citizens' group opposed to a wind farm in Lincoln has filed another lawsuit against developer First Wind, alleging the company is violating its state permit by failing to prove it has the funds to finish the project.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 1, 2010
  • GMAC agrees to freeze foreclosures

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 29, 2010

    GMAC Mortgage LLC, the firm in the center of an ongoing national foreclosure controversy, has agreed to temporarily suspend foreclosure proceedings in Maine.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 29, 2010
  • Regulatory reform | Overhauling BEP and LURC volunteer boards will improve Maine's business climate

    Severin Beliveau November 29, 2010

    Partner, Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP, Portland  

    Severin Beliveau November 29, 2010

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Summer in New England – or anywhere else for that matter – is an ideal time for pleasure reading, and tastes can vary widely as we recently wrote about in a seasonal feature story.

With Maine's abundance of independent bookstores, including a new vendor on wheels making the rounds in the midcoast region, we're keen to know what you're paging through.