With debates over the application of stare decisis taking center stage in recent Supreme Cout arguments regarding the viability of Chevron deference—an issue which we will likely revisit in June—it was notable that the Law...more
The Law Court has dramatically reshaped foreclosure law in Maine, ending the Court’s outlier position regarding the effect of a defective notice of default. In Finch v. U.S. Bank, N.A., the Court held that, when a lender...more
In a monumental and overdue shift in foreclosure jurisprudence, in Finch v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 2024 ME 2,---A.3d---, the Law Court overruled its holding in Pushard v. Bank of America, N.A., 2017 ME 230, 175 A.3d 103, which...more
The Law Court recently issued a short decision, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Abildgaard, which provides a reminder of the importance of taking the appropriate steps at trial to ensure that interlocutory orders can...more