§ 901 Definition of employer’s liability; rights of employee
§ 902 Actions for damages for death in addition to those for injury
§ 903 Surviving spouse or next of kin; actions by
§ 904 Measure of damages in event of death
§ 905 Notice of injury; requisites; sufficiency; limitation of actions
§ 906 Liability not barred by contracts with independent contractors
§ 907 Employee’s knowledge of defect or negligence
§ 908 Scope of sections 901 to 907; effect of judgment or settlement
§ 909 Contracts for exemption
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 39-A > Part 3 > Chapter 19 - Employer's Liability

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72