Vermont Commercial Litigation Law

<h2> <center> John Excheverri and Carin Pratt v. Town of Turnbridge </h2> </center>

Towbridge, Vermont, civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued claiming that the town did not have the power to maintain and repair trails across their property.... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Everett A. Simpson </h1>

<h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping of New Hampshire Mother and Child </center><center> Kidnapper of New Hampshire Mother and Child Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison</h2></center> </h2></center> The United States Attorney... More...

$0 (06-17-2024 - VT)

United States of America v. Victor Francisco Lopez-Padilla

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with human-smuggling and bringing a migrant without legal status to the United States for the purpose of private financial gain. Victor Francisco Lopez-Padilla, age 35, of Trenton, New Jersey and Simon Jacinto-Ramos, a resident of Montreal, worked together to bring migrants to, and smuggle them into, the United S... More...

$0 (08-25-2023 - VT)

United States of America ex rel. Toby Markowitz and Elizabeth Ringold v. NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software and providing unlawful remuneration to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen's software. "Electronic health records are an essential part of our healthcare systemâ€ said Principal Deputy Assis... More...

$0 (07-14-2023 - VT)

State of Vermont v. Everett Simpson

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with kidnapping and interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. On January 4, 2019, Everett A. Simpson, age 45, formerly of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, absconded from the Valley Vista treatment facility in Bradford, Vermont, and stole a commercial van in Newbury, Vermont, eventually deserting that vehicle in a parkin... More...

$0 (04-18-2023 - VT)

United States of America v. Dennis Duffy, II

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with loan fraud and money laundering. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Burlington_VT-Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Burlington, Vermont"> Federal Courthouse - Burlington, Vermont <a font="red" href="https://www.... More...

$0 (03-13-2023 - VT)

<H2> Migrant Justice v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al. </H2>

Burlington, Vermont immigration lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants seeking information under the Freedom of Information Act, 05 USC 552. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/vermont/news/burlington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Burlington</a> </center> </h1> </table> </center> 5 U.S.C. 552 -... More...

$0 (11-22-2022 - VT)

Matthew Chaney, et al. v. Vermont Bread Company, et al.

Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act violation class action theory. Plaintiffs Matthew Chaney, Nadine Miller, and Arthur Gustafson bring this action on behalf of themselves and a putative class alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 ("W... More...

$0 (08-17-2022 - VT)

United States of America v. Todd Bussino

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery. Todd Bussino, 38, of Mt. Holly, was indicted for robbing the Rutland-area convenience store with a knife in March of 2021. Federal, state and local law enforcement officials in the Rutland area investigated a series of robberies that took place between early November 2020 and April 202... More...

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United States of America v. J.A. McDonald, Inc.

Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant charged with fraud. General contractor J.A. McDonald, Inc. ("JAMâ€), headquartered in Lyndon Center, Vermont, has agreed to pay $637,500.00 to the United States and the State of Vermont to resolve allegations that JAM violated the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Â§ 3729, and the Vermont False Claims Act, 32 V.S.... More...

$637000 (11-29-2021 - VT)

United States of America v. William Stenger

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. William Stenger, 72, of Newport, Vermont, was charged with one felony count of knowingly and willfully submitting false documents to the Vermont Regional Center ("VRCâ€) in connection with his involvement in the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park EB-5 investment project, also cal... More...

$0 (08-13-2021 - VT)

United States of America v. William Kelly

Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. William Kelly, 72, of Weston, Florida, was charged in two felony counts in connection with his involvement in the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park EB-5 investment project, also called the AnC Vermont project. Kelly pleaded guilty to conspiring with co-defendants Ariel Quiros... More...

$0 (06-11-2021 - VT)

Ronald Hopkins and Ron Ron Hopkins Construction, LLC v. Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company

Portland, Maine civil litigation lawyer represented on a breach of insurance contract theory. Ronald Hopkins and Ron Ron Hopkins Construction, LLC sued Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory. This case was filed in the Cumberland County Superior Court, PORSC-CV-19-00427 and was removed to federal court. ... More...

$0 (09-23-2020 - VT)

United States of America v. Brian Folks

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to sex trafficking. In May 2019, a federal jury convicted Folks of five counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, one count of sex trafficking of a minor, one count of operating an unlawful prostitution business enterprise, four counts of distributing heroin, one count of possessing her... More...

$0 (10-01-2020 - VT)

United States of America v. Randall Swartz

Rutland, VT - The United States of America charged Randall Swartz with mail fraud. Randall Swartz, 59, of Orleans, was sentenced to 48 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge of mail fraud. Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Swartz serve three years of supervised release following completion of his prison term and pay restitution in the amount of $452,55... More...

$0 (12-12-2019 - VT)

Andrew Buckley and Donald Castonguay v. General Motors, LLC

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United States of America v. Brian Folks, a/k/a Moe and Moet Hart

<center> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"> </center> Burlington, VT - Vermont Man Who Exploited Opioid Addictions of Young Women Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sex and Drug Trafficking and Related Offenses After a three-week trial, a federal jury in Burlington, Vermont, found Brian Folks, 44, guilty of 13 federal ... More...

$0 (05-11-2019 - VT)

Jessica Gingras v. Think Finance, Inc.

<center> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"> </center> The federal government and many states have laws designed to protect consumers against predatory lending practices. In this case, we must determine what happens when those laws conflict with the off-reservation commercial activities of Indian tribes. In s... More...

$0 (04-24-2019 - VT)

United States of America v. Greenway Health, L.L.C.

<center> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"> </center> Burlington, VT - Electronic Health Records Developer To Pay Second Largest Recovery In The History Of The District Of Vermont -- $57.25 Million -- To Settle False Claims Act Allegations The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated t... More...

$0 (02-11-2019 - VT)

United States of America v. Salmen Hernandez-Ayala

Burlington, VT - Mexican Man Sentenced for Alien Smuggling Salmen Hernandez-Ayala, 48, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on September 10, 2018 in United States District Court in Burlington for transporting three illegal aliens within the United States. United States District Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Hernandez-Ayala to time served. Hernandez-Ayala has been in custody since his ar... More...

$0 (09-10-2018 - VT)

United States of America v. Brett Ferrell

Burlington, VT - New York Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation Offense The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brett Ferrell, 33, of New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland for traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Chief United States District Judge Geo... More...

$0 (09-13-2018 - VT)

United States of America v. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Pays $1,655,000 To The United States And State Of Vermont To Resolve Allegations Of False Claims Act Violations The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced today that Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Inc. (BMH) has paid $1,655,000 to the United States and the State of Vermont to resolve civil claims that BMH violated the federal ... More...

$1655000 (03-01-2018 - VT)

United States of America v. Lynn E. Madsen, M.D.

Burlington, VT - Physician Pays $76,000 To The United States To Resolve Allegations Of False Claims Act Violations Lynn E. Madsen, M.D., of Townshend, Vermont, has paid $76,000 to the United States to resolve allegations that she violated the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, by knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, false claims for payment to Medicare and Medicaid... More...

$0 (12-13-2016 - VT)

United States of America v. Paul Herbert

Paul Hebert Sentenced to Four Year Term of Probation and $5,000 Fine for Social Security and Medicaid Fraud The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Paul Hebert, 51, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, formerly of Barre, Vermont, was sentenced today for Social Security fraud and Medicaid fraud. Chief District Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Hebert to ... More...

$5000 (06-08-2016 - VT)

State of Vermont v. David G. Buckley

Defendant’s claims of error require a detailed review of the evidence presented at trial. The incident giving rise to these charges transpired on May 17, 2014, on defendant’s property in Bennington, Vermont. The property is located across the street from the police station, and it is bisected by two public roads. Defendant lives on the property with his brother, Peter Bu... More...

$0 (05-29-2016 - VT)

Concord General Mutual Insurance Company and Kevin Flanagan and Linda Flanagan v. Nathan Gritman, Austin Lawson, Nicholas T. Sweet, Elizabeth Plude, Kevin Spear and Dylan Stinson

Defendant Dylan Stinson appeals from a judgment finding him liable to plaintiffs Kevin and Linda Flanagan for damage to their vacation home from a fire started in an outdoor fireplace on their deck by a group of teenagers who were there without their permission. Stinson contends that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to find him liable for the damage under a concerted-acti... More...

$0 (04-30-2016 - VT)

In re Waterfront Park Act 250 Amendment (Alison Lockwood, Appellant)

The material facts are not substantially in dispute. In 1990, the City obtained a land-use permit for the Waterfront Park (the Park). The City hosted a number of events at the Park in the summer of 1993 and may have hosted others prior to that time. In December 1993, the City applied for an amendment to its permit to allow for hosting of festivals and public events at the Pa... More...

$0 (04-16-2016 - VT)

State of Vermont v. Tisa Farrow

The relevant background is as follows. Defendant was arraigned on charges of driving under the influence (DUI) pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2) (“A person shall not operate . . . any vehicle on a highway . . . when the person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor.”) Before trial, defendant filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude from evidence the arresting o... More...

$0 (03-13-2016 - VT)

Synecology Partners L3C v. Business RunTime, Inc., et al.

In 2008, SynEcology’s founders, Edward Grossman and Jeanne Conde, sold the company’s assets to Lawrence Kenney. Grossman and Conde subsequently started a new software company, Business RunTime. In August 2011, SynEcology filed a civil complaint in Chittenden Superior Court against Business RunTime, Edward Grossman, Jeanne Conde, and two former SynEcology employees, Thoma... More...

$0 (03-04-2016 - VT)

State of Vermont v. Jason Atherton a/k/a Melton

The events that resulted in this conviction and appeal occurred during the late evening and early morning hours of October 26 and 27, 2012. All of the principal witnesses— the complainant K.M. and her two friends, M.B. and H.D.—testified that, along with defendant, they met at M.B.’s apartment in the City of Newport on the evening in question before driving to a bar in t... More...

$0 (03-02-2016 - VT)

State of Vermont v. Jason Atherton a/k/a Melton

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of sexual assault, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(1). He contends: (1) the seating of two biased jurors deprived him of his right to an impartial jury; (2) the trial court committed prejudicial error by prohibiting him from using a prior conviction to impeach a witness; and (3) the prosecutor’s comments during closing ar... More...

$0 (02-28-2016 - VT)

United States of America v. Richard Graham

Burlington, VT - Richard Graham Sentenced to 70 Months for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base Richard Graham, 37, of Bronx, New York was sentenced for having possessed with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base in Vermont. United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Graham to 70 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised releas... More...

$0 (02-17-2016 - VT)

State of Vermont v. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al.

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 ... More...

$0 (02-12-2016 - VT)

United States of America v. Steven D. Griffin

Manchester, VT - CFO of Berlin, New Hampshire Business Pleads Guilty in Multi-million Dollar Bank Fraud Case Steven D. Griffin, 59, of Berlin, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty before Chief Judge Christina Reiss to a charge of making a false statement to a financial institution. The charge alleged that in or about March 2011, Griffin submitted or caused to be submitted inflated figures for as... More...

$0 (02-03-2016 - VT)

State of Vermont v. Ivan Alcide

Defendant Ivan Alcide was charged with possession of heroin and cocaine and sought to suppress all evidence of drugs seized from his vehicle after a police dog indicated the presence of drugs. The trial court found that the contraband was obtained through the illegal expansion of the scope of a motor vehicle violation stop into a criminal drug investigation, suppressed the ev... More...

$0 (02-08-2016 - VT)

State Of Vermont v. Ivan Alcide

Defendant Ivan Alcide was charged with possession of heroin and cocaine and sought to suppress all evidence of drugs seized from his vehicle after a police dog indicated the presence of drugs. The trial court found that the contraband was obtained through the illegal expansion of the scope of a motor vehicle violation stop into a criminal drug investigation, suppressed the ev... More...

$0 (01-09-2016 - VT)

State Of Vermont v. Leo Paul Pratt II

Defendant appeals his conviction in Addison Superior Court on the grounds that the court erred by: (1) admitting the victim’s out-of-court statements under Vermont Rule of Evidence 804a; (2) admitting expert testimony under Vermont Rule of Evidence 702; and (3) coercing a jury verdict. We affirm. ¶ 2. Defendant was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor under th... More...

$0 (01-01-2016 - VT)

State Of Vermont v. Leo Paul Pratt II

Defendant was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor under the age of thirteen in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8). The victim, T.B., was twelve years old at the time of the incident that gave rise to this case. Evidence presented at trial demonstrates the following. On November 14, 2012, T.B. arrived home from school and was alone in the house with defendant,... More...

$0 (12-31-2015 - VT)

Vermont Human Rights Commission, Lynne Silloway, Mary Bertrand and Lisa DeBlois v. State of Vermont, Department of Corrections and Department of Human Services

The Vermont Human Rights Commission and three female employees of the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) filed suit against the State—the DOC and the Vermont Department of Human Resources (DHR)—claiming that the DOC violated the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act (VFEPA), 21 V.S.A. §§ 495-496a, by paying a male employee in the same position as the female plaintiffs as much as $10,000... More...

$0 (12-29-2015 - VT)

Neil and Patricia Whitney v. Vermont Mutual Insurance Company

This case calls upon us to apply a “pollution exclusion” in an insurance policy for the second time in a year. Plaintiffs Neil and Patricia Whitney assert that damage to their home and personal property resulting from the spraying within their home of a pesticide known as chlorpyrifos is covered by their homeowners policy. Defendant Vermont Mutual Insurance Company (Vermont Mutual) argu... More...

$0 (12-27-2015 - VT)