News from Maine

Despite the Carrington settlement, earlier this week, Duke's attorneys informed the Maine District Court that the dismissal of Carrington did “not impact” its subpoenas against me in the parallel McFadyen (Bob Ekstrand) lawsuit.

Thanks to some effective lawyering by my attorney, Patrick Strawbridge--and still awaiting a decision from Maine District Court judge Brock Hornby, who peppered the Duke attorneys with skeptical questions during January oral argument--Duke has just indicated that it has withdrawn its subpoenas and ceased its attempts to compel me to reveal confidential, unpublished communications with sources for the book and blog. The withdrawal of the subpoenas means that Judge Hornby will not have occasion to issue a written opinion on the merits of Duke's actions. In light of Duke's withdrawal of the subpoena before Judge Hornby had an opportunity to adjudicate the matter, my attorney has filed a motion to vacate the order of the magistrate judge.

In deference to the process, I refrained from public comment about Duke's actions as the case worked its way through the Maine courts, but I will write about my experience in a forthcoming post.