Human Rights Defense Center v. Maine County Commissioners Association Self-Funded RIsk Management Pool

Summary

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment awarding attorney fees to the Human Rights Defense Center and holding that the Risk Pool’s refusal to produce requested records was in bad faith. The Court also held that the appeal was timely because the Risk Pool’s final refusal occurred on July 6, 2021, and that the amendment adding the Risk Pool as a party properly related back to the original filing.