Maine Injury Lawyer Blog
When three young children and their parents were exposed to toxic lead in their rented Maine home, they sought compensation through the courts.
After being denied a jury trial on some of the negligence complaints raised, the family lost the remaining claims at trial.
But now, the Maine Supreme Court has found clear errors in the way the trial court handed the case, ruling that the burden of proof was unfairly shifted to the plaintiffs. The victims will now have the opportunity to seek a new trial in the case of Bratton v. McDonough.