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2021 Published Opinions

Opinion # Case Date
2021 ME 21 Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corporation v. Town of Jonesport April 8, 2021
2021 ME 20 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Casey Clougherty
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Richard Docampo		 April 6, 2021
2021 ME 19 Joshua A. Gray v. Department of Public Safety April 6, 2021
2021 ME 18 State of Maine v. Sharon Carrillo April 1, 2021
2021 ME 17 Robert Charest v. Hydraulic Hose & Assemblies, LLC, et al. March 30, 2021
2021 ME 16 Bernard Nadeau v. Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC March 30, 2021
2021 ME 15 State of Maine v. Timothy Silva March 25, 2021
2021 ME 14 H&B Realty, LLC v. JJ Cars, LLC, et al. March 23, 2021
2021 ME 13 John P. Moyant v. Regina Petit et al. March 23, 2021
2021 ME 12 State of Maine v. Philip L. Clark March 16, 2021
2021 ME 11 Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Stephen L. Clifford February 25, 2021
2021 ME 10 Corinth Pellets, LLC v. Arch Specialty Insurance Co. et al. February 23, 2021
2021 ME 9 State of Maine v. Mario Gordon February 23, 2021
2021 ME 8 Apple Inc. v. State Tax Assessor February 18, 2021
2021 ME 7 State of Maine v. Brandon Glenn
Revised March 16, 2021 (Errata sheet)		 January 28, 2021
2021 ME 6 A.S. v. Lincoln Health January 28, 2021
2021 ME 5 Guardianship by Joseph W. et al. January 26, 2021
2021 ME 4 Arthur Bibeau v. Concord General Mutual Insurance Company January 26, 2021
2021 ME 3 State of Maine v. Anthony S. Leng January 14, 2021
2021 ME 2 Wells Fargo Banks, National Association v. John H. Bump et al. January 12, 2021
2021 ME 1  Carol Cutting v. Down East Orthopedic Associates, P.A. January 12, 2021


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