Maine Personal Injury Lawyers Peter Thompson & Associates

03/10/2026

"I enjoyed working with Mark Dunlap- His s straight forward, sensible approach to my issue resulted in a fair and quick settlement!" says Patrick on Google

★★★★★ I enjoyed working with Mark Dunlap- His s straight forward, sensible approach to my issue resulted in a fair and quick settlement!

02/10/2026

"I was pleased with their service and things progressed pretty quickly. I would recommend them highly." says Natalie on Google

★★★★☆ I was pleased with their service and things progressed pretty quickly. I would recommend them highly.

02/09/2026

"From the time I brought my case to the lawyer I never had to worry about it again. They took care of everything updating me along the way. Definitely recommend" says Andrew on Google

★★★★★ From the time I brought my case to the lawyer I never had to worry about it again. They took care of everything updating me along the way. Definitely recommend

12/28/2025

Roundabouts (also called traffic circles or rotaries) keep traffic moving, but they also create a predictable set of “failure-to-yield” crashes—especially when drivers panic, change lanes mid-circle, or treat the roundabout like a four-way stop. If you’ve ever driven through a busy Maine roundabout during tourist season or winter weather, you’ve seen the confusion: someone stops inside the circle, someone tries to “shoot the gap,” and someone else swings wide like they’re towing a trailer (even when they aren’t).

When a crash happens, the first question usually sounds simple: Who had the right of way? In Maine, the answer comes from a mix of (1) Maine’s right-of-way statute, (2) crosswalk rules, and (3) the roadway markings and signs that control each specific roundabout.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/news/roundabout-accidents/

12/15/2025

"Our experience was very good. Wendy Clark was very impressive and diligent managed the process. She was able to get my cousin and got us an insurance payment after he was in a car accident. . She successfully negotiated reductions in claims against my cousin from Medicaid, a nursing home and a hospital. They forgave their request for payments. I let her know that this process was very complicated and took over a year..." says Jessica on Google

★★★★★ Our experience was very good. Wendy Clark was very impressive and diligent managed the process. She was able to get my cousin and got us an insurance payment after he was in a car accident. . She successfully negotiated reductions in claims against my cousin from Medicaid, a nursing ...

12/09/2025

TikTok trends can look silly and harmless—a dance, a prank, a quick laugh. But some challenges don’t just waste time; they send kids to the emergency room or worse. When that happens, it’s not just about one bad decision. The way social media algorithms push dangerous content in front of children can play a major role in the harm.

For Maine families, understanding how these challenges work—and how the law is starting to treat algorithm-driven harm—can make a big difference after a serious injury.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/news/tiktok-challenges-injury/

12/05/2025

You bundle up, grab the kids’ gear, and head to the rink expecting cold noses and hot cocoa—not an invisible cloud of toxic gas. But indoor ice arenas can trap dangerous fumes and even refrigerant leaks that send players, coaches, and parents to the hospital.

In this article, we break down how toxic air at the rink happens, what symptoms to watch for, and how Maine families can protect their rights if someone gets hurt.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/news/toxic-ice-rinks/

11/28/2025

When you pick up a rental car at the Portland Jetport or drive away from a dealership in a loaner vehicle, you expect one basic thing: the car should be safe to drive. If that vehicle has an open safety recall and the company hands you the keys anyway, they are putting you and everyone else on Maine’s roads at risk.

If you later crash because of the defect the recall warned about, you may have strong legal claims against the rental company, dealership, or manufacturer—even if another driver or poor weather also played a role.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/news/what-happens-when-a-rental-car-has-a-known-recall/

11/26/2025

Every school day in Maine, kids climb into booster seats in family cars, line up at bus stops, and load onto team buses for away games. Most of those trips end uneventfully. But recent crashes in Maine and across the country show how fast a routine ride can turn into a life-changing injury for a child or student-athlete.

For families, the key questions after a crash are the same: Was this preventable? Who is responsible? And how do we protect our kids going forward? At Peter Thompson & Associates, we help parents answer those questions and pursue justice when a child gets hurt on the way to school or sports.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/school-and-team-buses-what-happens-when-kids-get-hurt/

11/25/2025

If you drive I-95 through Maine or share two-lane rural highways with tractor-trailers, you already know how intimidating big rigs can be. When an 80,000-pound truck fails to stop in time, the result is often a devastating rear-end crash. Federal regulators now want to change that by requiring automatic emergency braking (AEB) on most heavy trucks – with key rulemaking steps expected in 2025.

For people injured in Maine truck crashes, these new rules could save lives, reduce the severity of collisions, and add powerful evidence in personal-injury cases.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/news/automatic-emergency-braking/

11/24/2025

On a sunny weekend in Maine, it’s normal to see joggers, families with strollers, cyclists, and now e-bikes all sharing the same paved paths. The Eastern Prom Trail in Portland, the Bangor Waterfront, and rail trails across the state attract more users every year. But as electric bikes and scooters add higher speeds to crowded paths, the risk of serious collisions keeps growing.

When an e-bike hits a jogger, or two riders collide on a multi-use trail, the legal questions get complicated fast. At Peter Thompson & Associates, we help injured people understand who may be liable and how to protect their rights after a trail crash in Maine.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/news/trail-collisions/

11/23/2025

When a driver causes a crash and speeds away, injured people often feel helpless. No license plate, no name, no insurance information—just broken glass, medical bills, and unanswered questions. But in 2025, hit-and-run drivers in Maine have a much harder time truly “getting away.”

From cameras overlooking Portland’s Old Port to doorbell cameras on quiet roads in Albion, and from cell-phone location records to vehicle data, digital evidence now plays a central role in proving hit-and-run claims.

https://peter-thompson-associates-com.justia.site/news/hit-and-run-cell-data/