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THOMPSON & BOWIE, LLP’s municipal liability practice is one of the most comprehensive in the State of Maine. Our attorneys serve as defense counsel to more than four hundred cities and towns and scores of public officials. In addition to municipalities, the firm also has represented counties and their employees, as well as the State of Maine and its various agencies. In our capacity as counsel for such entities, we have been instrumental in shaping Maine and federal law under the Maine Tort Claims Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Our attorneys are experienced litigators in federal court, the forum in which most civil rights litigation occurs. In addition, our attorneys have represented governmental entities and their employees in appeals before the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. In the State of Maine, the experience of Thompson & Bowie, LLP’s attorneys in handling both state and federal law claims against governmental bodies is second to none.
The range of cases in which our attorneys have established state and federal law in Maine is extensive. The list includes cases involving the use of deadly force by police officers, Roy v. City of Lewiston ; a municipality’s right to alert communities of the public safety risk posed by resident convicted felons, Dickinson v. Chitwood ; immunity regarding acts or omissions of public safety dispatchers, Doucette v. City of Lewiston ; immunity of officials for attempted suicide on school grounds, Hasenfus v. Town of Winthrop ; immunity of state licensing officials, Berthiaume v. Caron ; and the defense of municipal solid waste ordinances, Citizens v Town of Houlton .
Thompson & Bowie, LLP is a leader in this complicated and ever-evolving area of the law. Commercial insurers, large self-insured pools, counties, and the State of Maine have retained the firm to protect the interests of public entities and public officials in litigation before Maine’s state and federal courts. The results obtained, both at the trial and appellate level, are proof of the experience and expertise which Thompson & Bowie, LLP can bring to bear on these cases.
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