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Report: Maine AG gives governor’s plan to pay back hospitals OK

April 11, 2013 12:15 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has signed off on a plan to pay back the state’s more than $480 million hospital debt by restructuring the state’s liquor contract. The Bangor Daily News reported this week … Read More »

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Report: Lawmakers shoot down plan to divert funds from Maine AG’s office

April 10, 2013 10:20 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) — A judiciary committee reportedly has rejected a proposal to take away $300,000 from Maine Attorney General Janet Mills’ office. The plan, proposed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage, would have slashed more than half of a … Read More »

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Maine AG joins brief in Indian Child Welfare Act case

April 1, 2013 12:50 PM
By Bryan Cohen

AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) – Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has signed an amicus brief filed on Thursday in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the full enforcement of the Indian Child Welfare Act. The case before the court involves an … Read More »

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Bill would prevent Maine AG from running for higher office while still on the job

March 26, 2013 10:43 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills would be prohibited from running for federal office, or governor, if a bill in the state’s Legislature passes. Legislative Document 947/Senate Paper 0325, sponsored by state Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, … Read More »

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Maine Supreme Court rules for cop in suit over fatal motorcycle accident

February 11, 2013 1:29 PM
By Nathan Bass

PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the award of summary judgment to Cumberland County and a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy who was pursuing a man on a motorcycle when the driver lost control and suffered … Read More »

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Maine AG warns Medicare recipients of scam

January 23, 2013 3:13 PM
By Bryan Cohen

AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) – Maine Attorney General Janet Mills warned Medicare recipients Tuesday about recent reports of calls from individuals who falsely claim to represent Medicare. Mills’ office has received reports from Maine Medicare recipients who received phone calls … Read More »

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Maine SC modifies insurance rule

November 5, 2012 10:11 AM
By Nathan Bass

AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) – The Maine Supreme Court has modified the applicable burden of proof for insurance coverage in a “scope of consent” motor vehicle accident case in the light of the policy change signaled by Maine’s enactment of … Read More »

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