Brann & Isaacson Wins Summary Judgment in Maine Design Patent Case

On August 29, 2023, U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy of the District of Maine granted a motion for summary judgment filed by Peter J. Brann, David Swetnam-Burland, and Stacy O. Stitham, on behalf of Brann & Isaacson client The Armaid Company. Judge Levy agreed with the B&I team that Armaid had not infringed a...

B&I Defeats Preliminary Injunction Motion in Maine Patent Case

On August 6, Chief Judge Jon Levy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine sided with Brann & Isaacson client, Armaid, and denied a motion for preliminary injunction filed by the plaintiff, Range of Motion Products. After briefing and oral argument from partner Peter Brann, Judge Levy issued a comprehensive, 31-page ruling...

Brann & Isaacson Attorney Helps Settle Excessive Use of Force Claim relating to Police Shooting

Partner Michael Carey successfully represented the plaintiff in a federal suit alleging excessive use of force by an Ellsworth Police Officer after the officer brandished his gun at the plaintiff. Jeffrey Barnard had pursued the case without an attorney for five years when Carey stepped in to represent him in his trial in U.S. District...

School District Prevails In Major First Amendment Jury Trial

On June 12, 2017, a federal jury entered a unanimous defense verdict in favor of School Administrative District 75 in a long–running First Amendment test case over whether a special education student had a constitutionally protected right carry an all–day recording device at school. After prevailing on the majority of issues at the summary judgment...

District of Maine Stays Patent Case Pending Appeal of Reexam Result

In a case closer to home, U.S. District Judge Jon Levy has granted a motion filed by Microsoft to stay a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by SurfCast, Inc., in which SurfCast has accused Microsoft’s Windows 8 tiles of patent infringement. (Full disclosure: we are co–counsel for Microsoft in the case.) As many patent...