Premises Liability Complaint - Maine

Maine Personal Injury Updated October 25, 2026 Free Word and PDF

PREMISES LIABILITY COMPLAINT — MAINE

Before filing: Complete only supported allegations. The general six-year period in 14 M.R.S. § 752 has exceptions; for a governmental defendant or employee, check the Maine Tort Claims Act's notice, limitation, and damages rules (14 M.R.S. §§ 8105, 8107, 8110). File the separate Maine Civil Summary Sheet (CV-001) under Rule 5(h); a jury demand and fee must follow the Rule 38(b) scheduling order.

STATE OF MAINE — SUPERIOR COURT
[COUNTY] COUNTY

Party Role
[PLAINTIFF FULL NAME] Plaintiff
v.
[DEFENDANT FULL NAME] Defendant

Docket No.: [TO BE ASSIGNED]
COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND

Parties, jurisdiction, and venue

  1. Plaintiff [PLAINTIFF FULL NAME] resides at [ADDRESS], [COUNTY] County, Maine.

  2. Defendant [DEFENDANT FULL NAME] is [PERSON / ENTITY TYPE], with an address at [ADDRESS]. At the relevant time, Defendant [OWNED / OCCUPIED / POSSESSED / CONTROLLED] the premises at [PROPERTY ADDRESS] (the Premises) and was responsible for [FACTS SHOWING CONTROL OF THE AREA AT ISSUE].

  3. This Court has jurisdiction under 4 M.R.S. § 105. Venue lies in [COUNTY] County under 14 M.R.S. § 501 because [A PARTY RESIDES HERE / THE CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE HERE].

Factual allegations

  1. On [DATE] at approximately [TIME], Plaintiff was lawfully at the Premises for [PURPOSE]. Plaintiff was in [SPECIFIC AREA] when [DESCRIBE INCIDENT].

  2. The area contained [SPECIFIC DANGEROUS CONDITION]. The condition posed a foreseeable risk of [TYPE OF HARM] to persons using that area.

  3. Defendant knew or, through reasonable care, should have known of the condition because [FACTS SHOWING CREATION, REPORT, DURATION, INSPECTION HISTORY, OR RECURRING HAZARD].

  4. Defendant [DESCRIBE ACT OR OMISSION: FAILED TO REPAIR, INSPECT, MAINTAIN, OR WARN]. Plaintiff [DESCRIBE HOW THE CONDITION CAUSED THE FALL OR OTHER INCIDENT].

  5. Plaintiff sustained [DESCRIBE INJURIES], received [DESCRIBE TREATMENT], and incurred [MEDICAL EXPENSES / LOST INCOME / OTHER LOSS].

  6. [If Defendant is subject to the Maine Tort Claims Act, state the facts supporting a claim permitted by that Act and substantial compliance with notice: Plaintiff sent written notice on [DATE] to [RECIPIENTS], describing the incident, injury, and claimed amount. If relying on a statutory exception or good cause, state supporting facts here. Delete this paragraph for other defendants and renumber.]

Count I — Negligence (premises liability)

  1. Plaintiff incorporates the preceding allegations.

  2. Defendant owed Plaintiff a duty of reasonable care to provide reasonably safe premises in the area Defendant controlled. Wilson v. Gurney, 2026 ME 76, ¶ 13.

  3. Defendant breached that duty by [SPECIFIC ACTS OR OMISSIONS]. Defendant's breach was a cause of Plaintiff's injury.

  4. Plaintiff suffered damages including [PAST AND FUTURE MEDICAL COSTS / LOST EARNINGS / PAIN AND SUFFERING / OTHER SUPPORTED LOSS], in an amount to be proved.

Demand for relief

Plaintiff requests judgment for compensatory damages proved at trial, interest and costs allowed by law, and any further relief the Court determines proper. Plaintiff demands trial by jury on all issues triable of right by a jury under Maine R. Civ. P. 38.

Dated: [__/__/____]

________________________________________
[ATTORNEY NAME, MAINE BAR NUMBER / PLAINTIFF IF UNREPRESENTED]
[ADDRESS]
[EMAIL]
[TELEPHONE]
[Attorney for Plaintiff / Plaintiff, self-represented]

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About this template

Last updated
October 25, 2026
Citations checked
October 25, 2026
Jurisdiction
Maine
Category
Personal Injury

Legal authority

  • 4 M.R.S. § 105 (Superior Court civil jurisdiction)
  • 14 M.R.S. § 501 (venue)
  • 14 M.R.S. § 752 (general six-year limitation)
  • 14 M.R.S. § 156 (comparative negligence)
  • 14 M.R.S. § 8105 (government damages limit, if applicable)
  • 14 M.R.S. § 8107 (government notice, if applicable)
  • 14 M.R.S. § 8110 (government limitation, if applicable)
  • Maine R. Civ. P. 8(a) (claim and relief)
  • Maine R. Civ. P. 10(b) (numbered allegations)
  • Maine R. Civ. P. 11(a)(2) (attorney signature)
  • Maine R. Civ. P. 11(a)(3) (unrepresented party signature)
  • Maine R. Civ. P. 38(b) (jury demand and fee)

Personal injury cases are brought by people who were hurt because of someone else's carelessness: car crashes, slip and falls, defective products, and more. Demand letters, settlement agreements, and court filings in these cases have to document the injuries, the medical treatment, the lost income, and the exact legal basis for holding the other side responsible. Well-prepared paperwork is what drives higher settlements and forces insurers to take the claim seriously.

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Checked against the law it cites

A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 25, 2026.

Me. R. Civ. P. 5(h)(1) (checked October 25, 2026): "Any pleading that sets forth a claim for relief, except those specified in subdivision (3) below, shall be filed with a properly completed and executed Summary Sheet"

4 M.R.S. § 105(1)-(2) (checked October 25, 2026): "Except as provided in subsection 2, the Superior Court has and shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction and has and shall exercise all of the powers, duties and authority necessary for exercising the jurisdiction in any and all matters that were, prior to January 1, 1930, within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Judicial Court or any of the Superior Courts, whether cognizable at law or in equity."

14 M.R.S. § 501 (checked October 25, 2026): "Personal and transitory actions, except process of foreign attachment and except as provided in this chapter, shall be brought, when the parties live in the State, in the county where any plaintiff or defendant lives; and when no plaintiff lives in the State, in the county where any defendant lives; or in either case any such action may be brought in the county where the cause of action took place."

14 M.R.S. § 752 (checked October 25, 2026): "All civil actions shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues and not afterwards, except actions on a judgment or decree of any court of record of the United States, or of any state, or of a justice of the peace in this State, and except as otherwise specially provided."

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