Judge strikes down most claims against CMP over disconnection warnings

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 9, 2020

A judge has dismissed most claims against Central Maine Power Co. in a lawsuit over disconnection notices it sent that threaten to shut off power this winter. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy this week dismissed all but one claim against the company – intentional infliction of emotional distress. In her order, Murphy said the plaintiffs did make allegations “sufficiently extreme and outrageous” for that claim to move forward. But she also said they did not do enough to prove financial harm to move forward on the others, including fraud.