Articles

• Right of Way Easements

  Right-of-way easements are a common type of easement in the state, and this article is meant to provide a basic overview of this legal right, how the right comes to be, who holds it, what it provides and how this right can be lost. An easement, at its most basic, provides a non-owner of a piece of property certain rights over that property. There are several different types of easements, they can be created in different ways, and they can be extinguished as well.

• Employer Liability

  The Maine Supreme Court recently ruled on a case that suggests greater liability for employers for actions of their employees.