Maine Injury, Accident, & Disability Law Blog : Maine Personal Injury Lawyer & Attorney : Joe Bornstein Law Firm : Portland Bangor Maine

The Law Offices of Joe Bornstein is proud to join the newly established Portland, Maine League Of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in honoring the life of America’s most prominent Latino civil rights leader, César Chávez.

The César Chávez observance will take place on Thursday, March 31st at 9:00 a.m. at The First Parish In Portland, Maine, located at 425 Congress Street, Portland. The event will include speeches by local politicians, activists and LULAC representatives.

The observance, which is expected to draw 500-800 attendees and will last for an hour and a half, will also feature live music and a march through the city of Portland.

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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting at the Law Court, issued an opinion today, March 22, 2011, by Justice Jabar in Peterson v. Jhamb, 2011 ME 35. In this medical malpractice action for failure to diagnose recurrent breast cancer which had metastasized to the Plainitff's bones, the Court upheld the jury's verdict of more than $1.1M. The action was brought against Plaintiff's, Donna Seabury-Peterson, primary care doctor Kristin Jhamb, M.D. and Mid Coast Medical Group. Mr. Peterson also brought a claim for loss of consortium (companionship) of his wife.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending that children under two years of age be strapped into rear facing car seats, as announced in an article in the New York Times of March 21, 2011. Generally, toddlers are promoted from rear facing seats to front facing ones when they reach one year of age. However, based on a 2007 study by the University of Virginia, the experts are now extending that period for another year.

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The Law Offices of Joe Bornstein is honored to once again support the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project’s (ILAP) 7th annual CeleSoirée: Celebrating Immigration through the Arts event.

The event will take place on Friday, March 25, 2011 from 5 - 9 p.m. at The Portland Company complex at 58 Fore Street in Portland.

This vibrant night of entertainment and fundraising will help to further ILAP’s outstanding, steadfast work on behalf of Maine’s immigrants and their families. In addition, this year’s very special CeleSoirée will also commemorate ILAP’s 10th anniversary as a legal aid agency.

ILAP, a nonprofit organization, advocates for our state’s low-income immigrants and works to improve their overall well-being. By providing education and affordable legal assistance to clients from over 100 different countries hailing from all 16 of Maine’s counties, ILAP helps immigrants stabilize their immigration status and improve their quality of life within Maine society.

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Attention Maine High School Seniors:

The Law Offices of Joe Bornstein's 7th Annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest is officially underway!

We are pleased to announce the continuation of our Arrive Alive Creative Contest scholarship program for high school seniors. The contest is open to graduating seniors who wish to send a message to their peers about the dangers of drinking and driving and the dangers of distracted driving.

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