This interlocutory appeal requires us to examine the contours of
the “stream-of-commerce” doctrine of personal jurisdiction, which was introduced by the U.S.
Supreme Court in a 1980 decision but later divided the Court with respect to its scope.
Defendant Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. (TPRI) challenges a decision of the
superior court, civil division, denying its ... More...    $0 (02-12-2016 - VT)

In the Court’s February 26, 2015 decision, the remaining claims in this case were identified as follows: “(1) Ms. Knutsen’s claim that Mr. Dion is liable for misrepresentations regarding the likelihood of flooding; (2) . . . Mr. Dion’s right to indemnity from the Sweetsers; and (3) Mr. Dion’s right to attorney fees and other litigation expenses from Ms. Knutsen.” The claim for attorney fees is pr... More...    $0 (10-25-2015 - VT)

¶ 1. This appeal stems from a written agreement between the City of Rutland and the Vermont Swim Association (VSA) granting VSA the right to host its annual swim meet at a facility in a city park. VSA appeals the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to the City. Because the plain language of the parties’ contract does not require VSA to pay attorney’s fees incurred by the City i... More...    $0 (09-11-2011 - VT)

¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. This case concerns the proper allocation of settlement costs between insurers following a wrongful death settlement. The death occurred in 2002, when Paul H. Tucker (“Tuckerâ€�) was hauling waste for Casella Waste Management, Inc. (“Casellaâ€�) and collided with Robert Hathaway’s vehicle, killing Hathaway. Appellant, Old Republic Insurance Co. (“Old Republi... More...    $0 (12-23-2010 - VT)

Defendant Daniel Madden and intervenor Deidre Donnelly appeal the Windsor Superior Court’s imposition of an injunction against Madden based on a hate-motivated crime against Kaveh and Leslie Shahi. Madden and Donnelly claim the trial court lacked jurisdiction to issue the injunction, failed to make the factual findings necessary to sustain such an injunction, and never found Madden committed a ... More...    $0 (06-18-2010 - VT)

¶ 1. JOHNSON, J. Plaintiff Peter Blair, an injured worker, appeals from two decisions of the Caledonia Superior Court in favor of his empoyer Lydall/Thermal Acoustical, Inc. Plaintiff's arm was crushed by an industrial press while he was working as a temporary employee at Lydall's St. Johnsbury plant. His suit against Lydall was based on two theories. First, plaintiff sought to co... More...    $0 (09-04-2009 - VT)

¶ 1. This is the latest appeal in a long-running dispute over the remediation of environmental contamination of a property formerly owned by plaintiff/appellant Richard Towns in the Town of Johnson. The parties have cross-appealed from a series of trial court rulings relating to the availability of insurance coverage for the costs of investigation and abatement of the contamination u... More...    $0 (08-03-2008 - VT)

¶ 1. Defendants Mitec Electronics Limited, Mitec Telecom Incorporated, and Myer T. Bentob appeal from a series of adverse superior court orders in a declaratory-judgment action concerning insurance coverage filed by plaintiff Northern Security Insurance Company (NSIC). Defendants’ claims of error fall into three general categories: (1) jurisdictional; (2) the interpretation of a general releas... More...    $0 (08-03-2008 - VT)

This products liability action arose out of a kitchen fire in the apartment of plaintiff Kristen Uroskie-Lewis. Plaintiffs alleged that a defective microwave, manufactured by defendant, was the cause of the fire and sought to introduce testimony of two fire investigation experts on the issue of causation. The trial court granted defendant's pretrial motion to exclude the expert testimony, findin... More...    $0 (02-08-2008 - VT)

1. BURGESS, J. Plaintiffs Richard and Dianne Hubbard, on behalf of themselves and the estate of their child, Seth, appeal the superior court's summary judgment in favor of their auto insurance carrier, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Company. Seth died while a passenger in a car driven by another boy who lost control and crashed in a single-car accident. After the accident, p... More...    $0 (11-02-2007 - VT)