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JULY 2009 to JULY 2010
Torts
Court adopts common-law strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities: Dyer v. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc., 2009 ME 126
Court declines to impose on bystanders a common-law duty to rescue by contacting emergency assistance: Estate of Cilley v. Lane, 2009 ME 133
Sovereign immunity and immunity under MTCA
Sovereign immunity and claims for breach of contract/consent agreement: Knowlton v. Attorney General, 2009 ME 79
A citys hiring of an independent contractor to perform orientation flights for three high school students does not constitute the citys use of an aircraft under the MTCA: Estate of Fortier v. City of Lewiston, 2010 ME 50
MTCA, discretionary-function immunity for evaluations and assessments for possible emergency involuntary commitment; procedural due process, Doe v. Graham, 2009 ME 88
Trial Practice
Generating genuine issues of fact on summary judgment (the Zip Lube problem): Blue Star Corp. v. CKF Properties, LLC, 2009 ME 101
Summary judgment record and importance of Rule 56(h) statements: Chase Home Finance, LLC v. Higgins, 2009 ME 136
Appellate practice
Final judgment rule: Fiber Materials, Inc. v. Subilia, 2009 ME 71
Record on appeal: Springer v. Springer, 2009 ME 118
Rule 60(b) and preservation of a challenge to a default judgment on appeal: Richter v. Ercolini, 2010 ME 38
Civil Procedure
Res judicata (claim preclusion) and declaratory judgment actions: Sebra v. Wentworth, 2010 ME 21
Collateral estoppel (issue preclusion) and judicially unconfirmed arbitration awards: Beal v. Allstate Insurance Co., 2010 ME 20
Natural Resources
Vagueness (or lack thereof) in statutory standard for obtaining permit: Uliano v. BEP, 2009 ME 89
Child Support
Challenging paternity determinations: Godsoe v. Godsoe, 2010 ME 42
Administrative law
Maine State Retirement System (now Maine Public Employees Retirement System): due process and the role of the medical board; deference to agency fact-finding: Anderson v. MainePERS, 2009 ME 134
Miscellaneous
Neither an agencys administrative assessment nor its decision upholding the assessment constitutes a civil action that is subject to the 6-year statute of limitations in 14 MRSA 752: MSAD 27 v. MainePERS, 2009 ME 108
Attorney sanctions: Key Equipmt Finance, Inc. v. Hawkins, 2009 ME 117
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