The state’s highest court ruled Jan. 28 that expired time limits on lawsuits can’t be undone, blocking certain abuse claims against the Diocese of Portland.
Maine’s highest court has ruled against a law that removed the statute of limitations for civil claims about child sexual ...
FARMINGTON — Bishop James Ruggieri, the 13th Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, guest speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day service held this year at St. Joseph’s Parish on Middle ...
Anne Smith of Strong, FAEM worship chair later said the guest speaker will be Bishop James Ruggieri, the 13th Bishop of the Portland Diocese so it was decided to hold the service at St. Joseph ...
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a 2021 law that had paved the way for dozens of child sexual assault lawsuits.
The law allowed people to sue for decades-old claims of child sex abuse, previously barred by the state's statute of ...
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Maine challenged the law after it was sued by dozens of adults who claimed they were abused by ...