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•Maine Supreme Judicial Court reversed summary judgment favoring Hudson Specialty Insurance Company

Maine Supreme Court: Insurers Must Send Nonrenewal Notices Despite Renewal Offers

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court reversed a lower court ruling in *Dudley v. Hudson Specialty Insurance*, holding that insurers must provide nonrenewal notices to policyholders even when making renewal offers. The unanimous decision clarifies Maine insurance law requirements.

•Court held that Maine statute requires nonrenewal notices even when renewal offers are made

•Maine Supreme Court affirmed contract award to ModivCare Solutions over incumbent Waldo Community Action Partners

Maine Supreme Court Upholds Medical Transport Contract Award

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a state contract award to ModivCare Solutions for medical transportation services, rejecting a challenge by incumbent provider Waldo Community Action Partners. The court ruled that state procurement laws were properly followed in the competitive bidding process.

•Court rejected claims that state procurement laws were violated in competitive bidding process

•Court dismissed appeal as interlocutory, ruling Follette must wait until after final judgment to challenge prosecution

Maine Supreme Court Dismisses DNA Cold Case Appeal as Premature

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed Jason J. Follette's appeal challenging the prosecution of 1996 sexual assault and burglary charges. The court ruled the appeal was interlocutory and did not meet exceptions to the final judgment rule.

•State filed DNA 'John Doe' charges in 2002, just days before statute of limitations expired on 1996 crimes

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously affirmed PUC's denial of deadline extension for Ellsworth ME Solar

Maine High Court Affirms Solar Project Deadline Denial

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously affirmed the Public Utilities Commission's denial of Ellsworth ME Solar's petition for a good cause exemption from the 2024 Commercial Operation Date deadline under Maine's Net Energy Billing statute. The court also upheld the Commission's refusal to reopen the record in the case.

•Case involves Commercial Operation Date requirements under Maine's Net Energy Billing statute

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Aaron Aldrich's conviction on two murder counts and illegal firearm possession

Maine Supreme Court Upholds Double Murder Conviction of Aaron Aldrich

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Aaron Aldrich's conviction on two counts of intentional murder and illegal firearm possession, rejecting his claims that evidentiary rulings and jury instructions deprived him of a fair trial. The court issued its decision on February 5, 2026.

•Court rejected claims that evidentiary rulings and suppressed statements deprived defendant of fair trial

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated Kailie Brackett's murder conviction due to improper admission of footprint expert testimony

Maine Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction Over Footprint Evidence

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated Kailie Brackett's murder conviction and ordered a new trial, ruling that the trial court improperly admitted expert testimony about a partial footprint found at the crime scene where victim Kimberly Neptune was stabbed 484 times.

•Victim Kimberly Neptune was found stabbed 484 times in her apartment in April 2022

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•Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld student dismissal from respiratory therapy program at Kennebec Valley Community College

Maine Supreme Court Affirms Student Dismissal from Respiratory Program

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a lower court's decision upholding Kennebec Valley Community College's dismissal of student XinXiu 'Tina' Hogan from its Respiratory Therapy Program. The court also dismissed Hogan's federal civil rights and state educational discrimination claims as duplicative in the January 29, 2026 ruling.

•Court dismissed federal Section 1983 civil rights claims and state educational discrimination claims as duplicative

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•Moulton embezzled $500,000 from Dewitt Machine and Fabrication over three years while working as bookkeeper

Maine Supreme Court Affirms Theft and Forgery Convictions

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the criminal convictions of Terri L. Moulton for theft and forgery, rejecting her claims of prosecutorial misconduct, judicial bias, and discovery violations. The court found that while some prosecutorial statements constituted error, they were harmless and did not deprive Moulton of a fair trial.

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected all four appellate challenges including prosecutorial misconduct claims

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•Maine Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that state can correct administrative errors in sex offender registration requirements

Maine Supreme Court Upholds Sex Offender Registration Correction

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that the state can retroactively correct an administrative error requiring Daniel Gantnier to register as a sex offender for life instead of the erroneously imposed 10-year term. The court rejected Gantnier's Ex Post Facto Clause challenge.

•Daniel Gantnier was erroneously given 10-year registration term instead of required lifetime registration in 2006