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Legal

  • Tax reform question on June ballot

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 29, 2009

    A Hallowell resident who lost a case against the secretary of state will not appeal the decision, opening the door for voters to decide the fate of the tax reform law in June.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 29, 2009
  • Dunlap wins second signature suit

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 28, 2009

    A judge has ruled in favor of the secretary of state in a second court case surrounding the petition to overturn the state's tax reform law.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 28, 2009
  • Fairchild settles lawsuit with competitor

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 28, 2009

    Fairchild Semiconductor in Portland has reached a settlement with a German company over patent lawsuits.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 28, 2009
  • Oil dealer faces theft charges

    Mainebiz News Staff December 27, 2009

    A Hermon businessman stands accused of stealing more than $40,000 in heating oil.

    Mainebiz News Staff December 27, 2009
  • Court rules against Sec. of State

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 22, 2009

    A state superior court has ruled against the Secretary of State in a case surrounding a people's veto effort of the tax reform law.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 22, 2009
  • Rent-A-Husband founder refutes charges

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2009

    The founder of a handyman company charged with securities fraud is denying the charges.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2009
  • Maine Mall loses property tax fight

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2009

    A property tax battle between South Portland and the Maine Mall has been settled in favor of the city.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2009
  • Rent-a-lawyer?

    Whit Richardson December 14, 2009

    Kaile Warren and his business, Rent-a-Husband, are under investigation by the Maine Office of Securities for investment fraud.

    Whit Richardson December 14, 2009
  • Rent-A-Husband indicted on fraud charges

    Mainebiz News Staff December 10, 2009

    Kaile Warren, the Windham man who made Rent-A-Husband a nationally recognized business, faces three counts of securities violations after a Cumberland County Grand Jury returned an indictment today.

    Mainebiz News Staff December 10, 2009
  • Oxford Aviation, county back in court

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 9, 2009

    A long-simmering dispute between Oxford County and Oxford Aviation, an aircraft refurbishing company that leases facilities at the county-run airport, is before Oxford County Superior Court again.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 9, 2009
  • Wind foes take gripes to court

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 6, 2009

    A group opposed to wind power development on Rollins Mountains has filed a brief with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court challenging the constitutionality of the state-approved process for fast-tracking wind farms and the Department of Environmental

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 6, 2009
  • Law school renews request

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 2, 2009

    Attorneys representing the fledgling Husson University law school renewed their request to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court for permission to have their graduates take the Maine Bar Exam.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 2, 2009
  • Patco fights theft suit dismissal

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 2, 2009

    A Sanford construction company is fighting a motion to dismiss its lawsuit against Portsmouth, N.H.-based Ocean Bank over the unauthorized transfer of more than $500,000.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 2, 2009
  • Uncommon law | Murray, Plumb and Murray takes on an unprecedented data breach case

    Jackie Farwell November 30, 2009

    Peter Murray likes to think his Portland law firm does things a little differently, that it has a modus operandi to push the (legal-sized) envelope.

    Jackie Farwell November 30, 2009
  • Legal woes | Bad times bring more lawsuits and insurance to protect against them

    November 30, 2009

    Sitting at an expansive conference table in his insurance office’s meeting room, Ken Ross recalls how he had just that morning asked a client whether he wanted to buy employment practices liability insurance — the insurance that covers your busine

    November 30, 2009
  • Legal flaw could cut jobless benefits

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 29, 2009

    A glitch in the language of new legislation that extends unemployment benefits could leave thousands of Mainers without assistance.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 29, 2009

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Do you patronize farmers' markets in Maine?
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Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.