Friday, July 14, 2017

US District Court ME: Although Magistrate Judge found that plaintiff in employment discrimination case failed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(b) to timely request a jury trial within 14 days of defendant’s answer following removal from the Maine Superior Court, he found that the short delay and other factors considered under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 39(b) warranted allowing the late request
US District Court ME: The court granted summary judgment for defendants on complaint alleging retaliation for complaining about sexual harassment, finding that adverse actions resulted from professor voluntarily accepting a transfer to avoid sexual harasser, not retaliation
Law Court: The court affirmed $428,071.64 default judgment on complaint for home invasion and assault, but found that Superior Court should not have considered whether plaintiffs’ were comparatively negligent in calculating damages because defendant waived comparative negligence affirmative defense by failing to answer
US Dept. of Labor: The U.S. Department of Labor will reinstate the issuance of opinion letters
Press Herald: Mother of Biddeford murder victim sues, saying police ignored killer’s threats

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