Opinion ID: 2321097
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Collateral Order Exception

Text: [¶ 11] The collateral order exception is closely related to the death knell exception. See Alexander, Maine Appellate Practice § 304(b) at 203. It applies when the appellant can establish that (1) the decision is a final determination of a claim separable from the gravamen of the litigation; (2) it presents a major unsettled question of law; and (3) it would result in irreparable loss of the rights claimed, absent immediate review. Fiber Materials, Inc., 2009 ME 71, ¶ 25, 974 A.2d 918 (quotation marks omitted). For the reasons discussed above, there is no irreparable loss of a right at stake here, and so this exception does not apply.