David Sharp

October 12, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Deborah Laufer visits websites or third-party online booking sites for properties, including the Bar Harbor Grand Hotel, for the purpose of asserting her civil rights and ensuring that places of public accommodation comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

By David Sharp

3 minute read

December 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A monthlong trial aimed at settling a high-stakes water dispute between Georgia and Florida ended with a special master imploring both sides to negotiate a settlement.

By David Sharp

5 minute read

October 31, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers for Florida and Georgia clashed on Monday in a long-running dispute over water rights, with Florida blaming low river flows for imperiling fisheries and Georgia denying responsibility and saying water restrictions could imperil its economy.

By David Sharp

6 minute read

January 14, 2010 | Daily Report Online

PORTLAND, Maine AP - A gun collector who introduced several weapons into sexual play with two other men contended the weapons were intended to fulfill a sexual fantasy. Instead, a lethal combination of drugs, extreme sex and Russian roulette put him on trial for manslaughter.Both the defense and prosecutors said there was no intention to kill.

By DAVID SHARP

4 minute read

March 06, 2013 | Daily Report Online

An insurance agent was convicted Wednesday of promoting a prostitution business centered at a Zumba studio, a scandal that generated a wave of prurient interest in a small coastal town.

By David Sharp

3 minute read

December 30, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By DAVID SHARP

3 minute read

January 13, 2010 | Daily Report Online

PORTLAND, Maine AP - A gun collector who introduced several weapons into sexual play with two other men contended the weapons were intended to fulfill a sexual fantasy. Instead, a lethal combination of drugs, extreme sex and Russian roulette put him on trial for manslaughter.Both the defense and prosecutors said there was no intention to kill.

By DAVID SHARP

4 minute read

August 03, 2006 | Law.com

Maine lobstermen want to make sure people shelling out big bucks for "Maine lobster" in restaurants across the country are not getting "impostor lobsters" from elsewhere. These days, lobsters are synonymous with Maine, which last year produced 60 million pounds of lobster worth $296 million. To prevent other areas from eating into their profits, the Maine Lobster Promotion Council will begin distributing "Certified Maine Lobster" tags to be affixed to lobsters with the proper pedigree.

By David Sharp

4 minute read

November 16, 2006 | Law.com

An attorney arrested after he was spotted on a Maine highway overpass dressed as Osama bin Laden on Halloween faces additional charges for the stunt. Tom Connolly was charged Wednesday with terrorizing and reckless conduct, in addition to the original charge of criminal threatening, prosecutor Stephanie Anderson said. All three charges are misdemeanors. "Halloween or not ... you do not get to dress as an international terrorist and wave what appears to be an AK-47 at rush hour traffic," Anderson said.

By David Sharp

2 minute read