2020 Published Opinions

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Opinion # Case Date
2020 ME 144 Darla J. Potter v. Great Falls Insurance Company et al. December 29, 2020
2020 ME 143 State of Maine v. Jahneiro Plummer December 29, 2020
2020 ME 142 State of Maine v. John De St. Croix December 22, 2020
2020 ME 141 State of Maine v. Meggan M. Pratt December 22, 2020
2020 ME 140 Pat Doe v. Christopher Hills-Pettitt December 22, 2020
2020 ME 139 Dorothy J. Lovell v. Paul J. Lovell December 22, 2020
2020 ME 138 Michael Zelman et al. v. Andrew Zelman et al. December 15, 2020
2020 ME 137 Lorraine Somers v. S.D. Warren Company et al. December 15, 2020
2020 ME 136 State of Maine v. Richard V. Shirey December 15, 2020
2020 ME 135 Pat Doe v. Mark Forino December 15, 2020
2020 ME 134 John Doe v. Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure November 17, 2020
2020 ME 133 Mark W. Ogden et al. v. Joedy Labonville November 17, 2020
2020 ME 132 Frances Quirk v. John E. Quirk Sr. November 10, 2020
2020 ME 131 Charles W. Palian v. Department of Health and Human Services November 10, 2020
2020 ME 130 Douglas Burr v. Department of Corrections et al. November 5, 2020
2020 ME 129 State of Maine v. Kandee A. Weyland
Revised April 22, 2021 (Errata sheet)		 November 3, 2020
2020 ME 128 State of Maine v. John D. Williams
Revised December 1, 2020 (Order on Motion for Reconsideration)		 November 3, 2020
2020 ME 127 State of Maine v. Stephen A. Treadway October 29, 2020
2020 ME 126 State of Maine v. Kevin D. Lee October 29, 2020
2020 ME 125 Portland Pipe Line Corporation et al. v. City of South Portland et al.
Revised April 20, 2021 (Errata sheet)		 October 29, 2020
2020 ME 124 Pat Doe v. Debora J. Batie October 27, 2020
2020 ME 123 Alliance for Retired Americans et al. v. Secretary of State et al.
Revised November 17, 2020 (Errata sheet)
Revised April 6, 2021 (Errata sheet)		 October 23, 2020
2020 ME 122 The Bank of New York Mellon v. Danielle Shone et al. October 22, 2020
2020 ME 121 In re Children of Loretta M. October 15, 2020
2020 ME 120 State of Maine v. Philip Fleming
Revised April 6, 2021 (Errata sheet) 		October 13, 2020
2020 ME 119 Robin McDonald et al. v. City of Portland October 13, 2020
2020 ME 118 Adoption by Jessica M. et al.
Revised April 6, 2021 (Errata sheet) 		October 6, 2020
2020 ME 117 David A. Jones et al. v. Secretary of State et al. October 1, 2020
2020 ME 116 Estate of Robert W. Kerwin October 1, 2020
2020 ME 115 Estate of Carol A. Kennelly v. Mid Coast Hospital
Revised April 1, 2021 (Errata sheet) 		September 29, 2020
2020 ME 114 Wendy Reppucci v. James P. Nadeau et al. September 22, 2020
2020 ME 113 David A. Jones et al. v. Secretary of State et al. September 22, 2020
2020 ME 112 Lisa Coward et al. v. Gagne & Sons Concrete Blocks, Inc., et al. September 17, 2020
2020 ME 111 David A. Jones et al. v. Secretary of State et al. September 8, 2020
2020 ME 110 Clare Hudson Payne et al. v. Secretary of State et al. August 13, 2020
2020 ME 109 Avangrid Networks, Inc., et al. v. Secretary of State et al.
Revised December 31, 2020 (Errata sheet)		 August 13, 2020
2020 ME 108 Estate of Claudette Sheltra August 13, 2020
2020 ME 107 State of Maine v. Craig A. Proctor August 13, 2020
2020 ME 106 State of Maine v. Jahneiro Plummer August 13, 2020
2020 ME 105 State of Maine v. James P. Peaslee
Revised December 31, 2020 (Errata sheet)		 August 13, 2020
2020 ME 104 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. James D. Keefe August 13, 2020
2020 ME 103 State of Maine v. Emanuel J. Sloboda August 11, 2020
2020 ME 102 State of Maine v. Jalique S. Keene August 6, 2020
2020 ME 101 Tucker J. Cianchette et al. v. Peggy A. Cianchette et al. August 4, 2020
2020 ME 100 Pilot Point, LLC, et al. v. Town of Cape Elizabeth July 21, 2020
2020 ME 99 In re Involuntary Commitment of M. July 16, 2020
2020 ME 98 Tegan S. Teske v. Sarah M. Teske July 14, 2020
2020 ME 97 State of Maine v. Aubrey Armstrong July 14, 2020
2020 ME 96 Mark Tomasino et al. v. Town of Casco et al. July 7, 2020
2020 ME 95 Wilmington Trust, National Association v. Lisa Berry July 2, 2020
2020 ME 94 Debbie H. Silverwolf v. Kathryn E. Colton et al. June 30, 2020
2020 ME 93 Matthew Pollack et al. v. Jessica Fournier June 25, 2020
2020 ME 92 State of Maine v. Andrew P. Bilodeau June 25, 2020
2020 ME 91 State of Maine v. Wai Chan June 18, 2020
2020 ME 90 State of Maine v. Marcus Asante June 18, 2020
2020 ME 89 State of Maine v. A.I. June 18, 2020
2020 ME 88 Dawn H. Haskell et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company June 11, 2020
2020 ME 87 In re Child of Louise G. June 9, 2020
2020 ME 86 In re Children of Jason C.
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		June 9, 2020
2020 ME 85 In re Children of Jamie P.
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet)
Revised December 31, 2020 (Second errata sheet) 		June 9, 2020
2020 ME 84 U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Duane C. Beedle et al. June 9, 2020
2020 ME 83 State of Maine v. Jonathan Limary
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		June 4, 2020
2020 ME 82 State of Maine v. Gregory P. McLaughlin
Revised December 31, 2020 (Errata sheet)		 June 4, 2020
2020 ME 81 State Tax Assessor v. Kraft Foods Group, Inc., et al. June 4, 2020
2020 ME 80 In re Children of Brandon D. June 4, 2020
2020 ME 79 TPR, Inc. v. Paychex, Inc.
Revised January 28, 2021 (Errata sheet)		 June 2, 2020
2020 ME 78 State of Maine v. Jessee Mackin June 2, 2020
2020 ME 77 Ingrid Doyon, Trustee of the Oscar Olson Jr. Trust v. Joseph J. Fantini et al. May 28, 2020
2020 ME 76 Finance Authority of Maine v. Martin Grimnes, et al. May 28, 2020
2020 ME 75 Susan G. Colucci v. Stephen Colucci May 28, 2020
2020 ME 74 State of Maine v. Nicholas E. Westgate
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		May 26, 2020
2020 ME 73 Pamela A. Dobbins v. Mark J. Dobbins May 21, 2020
2020 ME 72 Daniel G. Raposa, Jr. et al. v. Town of York et al.
Revised March 4, 2021 (Errata sheet)		 May 19, 2020
2020 ME 71 Timothy R. Libby v. Kyle Estabrook
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		May 19, 2020
2020 ME 70 Friends of Lamoine et al. v. Town of Lamoine et al. May 19, 2020
2020 ME 69 State of Maine v. Sahal O. Hourdeh May 14, 2020
2020 ME 68 In re Children of Jacob S. May 14, 2020
2020 ME 67 In re Child of Shai F. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 66 In re Child of Stacy H. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 65 In re Child of Shem A. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 64 In re Child of Ronald P. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 63 In re Child of Jessica C. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 62 In re Child of Jasmine B. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 61 State of Maine v. Shawna Gatto
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		May 12, 2020
2020 ME 60 In re Child of Angela S. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 59 Steve Anctil Jr. v. Gladys Cassese May 12, 2020
2020 ME 58 In re Children of Alecia M. May 12, 2020
2020 ME 57 Delbert A. Reed v. Secretary of State
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		May 7, 2020
2020 ME 56 State of Maine v. David Mullen May 5, 2020
2020 ME 55 20 Thames Street LLC et al. v. Ocean State Job Lot of Maine 2017, LLC May 5, 2020
2020 ME 54 In re Child of Jillian T.
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		April 28, 2020
2020 ME 53 State of Maine v. Ronald Paquin April 23, 2020
2020 ME 52 State of Maine v. Brett M. Catruch April 23, 2020
2020 ME 51 Richard Watson v. State of Maine April 21, 2020
2020 ME 50 Marla F. Bridges v. Christopher E. Caouette April 21, 2020
2020 ME 49 State of Maine v. Robert K. Lindell Jr. April 16, 2020
2020 ME 48 Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. David A. Abildgaard April 14, 2020
2020 ME 47 Todd E. Mathiesen v. Karie Ann (Mathiesen) Michaud April 14, 2020
2020 ME 46 Estate of Kendall W. Hatch Jr. April 14, 2020
2020 ME 45 MSAD 6 Board of Directors v. Town of Frye Island et al. April 14, 2020
2020 ME 44 Kathy S. Brown et al. v. Compass Harbor Village Condominium Association et al. April 9, 2020
2020 ME 43 State of Maine v. Gabriel J. Hansen April 7, 2020
2020 ME 42 U.S. Bank National Association v. Thomas Manning
Revised August 11, 2020 (Errata sheet) 		April 2, 2020
2020 ME 41 InfoBridge, LLC v. Chimani, Inc. April 2, 2020
2020 ME 40 Pat Doe v. Donald McLean April 2, 2020
2020 ME 39 In re Involuntary Treatment of K. March 31, 2020
2020 ME 38 Toralf H. Strand v. Sabrina Velandry March 31, 2020
2020 ME 37 David F. Paquette v. Department of Corrections March 31, 2020
2020 ME 36 LaQuinn D. Evans v. State of Maine March 26, 2020
2020 ME 35 State of Maine v. Frank C. Sholes March 19, 2020
2020 ME 34 NextEra Energy Resources, LLC v. Maine Public Utilities Commission et al. March 17, 2020
2020 ME 33 U.S. Bank National Association v. Jim A. Gordon March 17, 2020
2020 ME 32 In re Children of Jessica J. March 12, 2020
2020 ME 31 In re Children of Richard E. March 10, 2020
2020 ME 30 In re Child of Amber D. March 5, 2020
2020 ME 29 In re Child of Whitney M. March 5, 2020
2020 ME 28 In re Child of Amelia C. March 5, 2020
2020 ME 27 Erik Wuori v. Travis Otis March 3, 2020
2020 ME 26 AngleZ Behavioral Health Services v. Department of Health and Human Services February 27, 2020
2020 ME 25 Michael Wuestenberg et al. v. Harry J. Rancourt III et al. February 25, 2020
2020 ME 24 Rebecca W. Belanger v. Lisa M. Yorke February 25, 2020
2020 ME 23 Roland Pushard III v. Riverview Psychiatric Center January 30, 2020
2020 ME 22 State of Maine v. Colby D. Conroy January 30, 2020
2020 ME 21 In re Child of Ryan F. January 30, 2020
2020 ME 20 In re Child of Brooke B. January 30, 2020
2020 ME 19 Attorney General v. John J. Sanford et al. January 30, 2020
2020 ME 18 Estate of David H. Washburn
Revised June 23, 2020 (Errata sheet)		 January 30, 2020
2020 ME 17 State of Maine v. Bradley Williams
Revised June 18, 2020 (Errata sheet)		 January 30, 2020
2020 ME 16 In re Child of Nicholas W. January 30, 2020
2020 ME 15 Sarah B. McLean v. Ian R. Roberston January 30, 2020
2020 ME 14 In re Children of James B . January 30, 2020
2020 ME 13 Adult Guardianship of L. January 30, 2020
2020 ME 12 State of Maine v. Randall J. Weddle January 28, 2020
2020 ME 11 State of Maine v. Ahmed M. Asaad January 28, 2020
2020 ME 10 Curtis S. Dow v. Robyn (Dow) Billing January 23, 2020
2020 ME 9 State of Maine v. P.S. January 23, 2020
2020 ME 8 Susan Hamilton v. Drummond Woodsum et al. January 21, 2020
2020 ME 7 Town of Gorham v. Susan Duchaine et al. January 21, 2020
2020 ME 6 A.I. v. State of Maine
Revised June 18, 2020 (Errata sheet)		 January 21, 2020
2020 ME 5 Adoption by Stefan S. January 9, 2020
2020 ME 4 Valerie R. (Bishop-Martel) Winn v. Jean Martel
Revised March 31, 2020 (Errata sheet)		 January 7, 2020
2020 ME 3 In re Child of Corey B. January 7, 2020
2020 ME 2 In re Child of Philip S. January 2, 2020
2020 ME 1 In re Children of Brittany B.
Revised April 14, 2020 (Errata Sheet)		 January 2, 2020

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