Vermont Deceptive Trade Practices Law
Diana Newton v. Kohl's, Inc.
Rutland, Vermont, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights employment discrimination theory.<br> <br> Google, A.I.:<br> <br> Employment discrimination law<br> prohibits unfair treatment in the workplace based on characteristics like race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. Key federal laws, such as Title VII of the... More...
$1 (11-12-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Brown </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Unapproved Drugs with Intent to Defraud over the Internet </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced for Selling Unapproved Drugs with Intent to Defraud over the Internet</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - 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.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/vermont/news/burlington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Burlington</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> <br> 5 U.S.C. 552 -... More...
$0 (11-22-2022 - VT)Thomas Cole v. Foxmar, Inc. d/b/a Education and Training Resources
Burlington, Vermont employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant claiming wrongful "retaliation in violation of the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Act ('VOSHA'), 21 V.S.A. §§ 201-32, and retaliation in violation of the Vermont Earned Sick Time Act ('VESTA'), 21 V.S.A. §§ 481-87,..." Cole v. Foxmar, Inc. (D. Vt. 2022). <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <... More...
$55000 (12-21-2022 - VT)United States of America v. Chyquan Cupe, a/k/a “Cash”
Rutland, VT - Felony Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession<br> <br> <center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/VermontFED.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The United States of America charged Chyquan Cupe, a/k/a “Cash,” with felony firearms possession and drug trafficking conspiracy.<br> <br> According to Court documents, Cupe was the leader and organ... More...
$0 (09-12-2020 - VT)United States of America v. Colin Germain
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"><br> </center><br> <br> Germain Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography and Assaulting a Federal Officer<br> <br> Colin Germain, 21, formerly of New Haven, Vermont was sentenced to a total term of incarceration of twenty-six months for child pornography and assault offenses. On May 17... More...
$0 (08-01-2019 - VT)Jessica Gingras v. Think Finance, Inc.
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"><br> </center><br> <br> The federal government and many states have laws designed to protect<br> consumers against predatory lending practices. In this case, we must<br> determine what happens when those laws conflict with the off-reservation<br> commercial activities of Indian tribes. In s... More...
$0 (04-24-2019 - VT)United States v. Donald Ray Boles
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In 2001, in an earlier case, Boles pleaded guilty to possession of child <... More...
$0 (01-28-2019 - VT)United States of America v. Donald Ray Boles
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"><br> </center><br> <br> In this case, defendant‐appellant Donald Ray Boles was convicted in<br> the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, following a jury trial,<br> of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). On<br> April 17, 201... More...
$0 (01-27-2019 - VT)United States of America v. Michael Brockenbaugh
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"><br> </center><br> <br> Burlington, VT - New York City Man Sentenced To 14 Years For Heroin And Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy<br> <br> The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that United States District Judge Christina Reiss today sentenced Michae... More...
$0 (10-03-2018 - VT)United States of America v. Richard Monroe
Burlington, VT - Richard Monroe Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years in Prison In Connection With Murder of Kevin DeOliveira<br> <br> The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that today Richard Monroe, age 26, was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont, for possessing firearms in furtherance of his cocaine trafficking ... More...
$0 (08-22-2018 - VT)State of Vermont v. Lucas Dwight <table> <td>
Defendant Lucas Dwight appeals the trial court’s restitution order requiring him to pay dental expenses resulting from defendant’s conviction for simple assault. Defendant raises two main issues: (1) whether the court erred in awarding restitution for expenses that complainant’s father paid on complainant’s behalf; and (2) whether the ordered repayment schedule, which considered defen... More...
$0 (08-01-2018 - VT)United States of America v. Richard Monroe
Rutland, VT - Richard Monroe Pleads Guilty In Connection With The Death of Kevin DeOliveira<br> <br> The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on April 18, 2018, Richard Monroe, age 25, pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont, to possessing firearms in furtherance of his cocaine trafficking and to discharging a handgun and killing ... More...
$0 (05-01-2018 - VT)State of Vermont V. Kai A. Freeman
Defendant was charged with eleven offenses. The first five of these involved <br> alleged offenses against thirteen-year-old A.H., including one count of sexual assault against a <br> person under sixteen in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(c); one count of repeated sexual assault as <br> part of a common scheme or plan under 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(9); one count of lewd and lascivious <br> conduct wi... More...
$0 (11-03-2017 - VT)United States of America v. Howard Hoisington
Burlington, VT - Berlin Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Arson Case<br> <br> Howard Hoisington, age 34, formerly of Berlin, pleaded guilty on August 25, 2017 in the United States District Court in Burlington to arson and robbery charges stemming from the fatal arson that occurred in Northfield in December 2015. Hoisington, who has been detained since his arrest in December 2015, appeared before Chief Ju... More...
$0 (08-29-2017 - VT)United States of America v. Michael DePalma, Louis Turcio, Andrew Darling, Michael Kline and Christine Spaulding
Burlington, VT - Michael DePalma of New Hampshire Sentenced To 72 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Bath Salts Obtained From China<br> <br> Michael DePalma, 57, of Plainfield, New Hampshire was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to distribute alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (“a-PVP”), a synthetic drug commonly referred to as “bath salts.” DePalma was convicted of conspiring with Louis... More...
$0 (12-02-2016 - VT)<b>State Of Vermont v. Albarelli</b>
This case arises from a fight involving two groups of men that occurred on July 18, <br> 2013, around midnight at the north end of Church Street in Burlington. As a result of the <br> altercation, defendant was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, and giving false <br> information to a police officer with the intent to deflect the investigation. At his jury trial on <br> February 3, ... More...
$0 (12-17-2016 - VT)<b>State of Vermont Supreme Court v. Stuart Cleland </ center></b>
On June 7, 2013, after a nearly month-long investigation regarding a clandestine <br> methamphetamine operation, a detective with the Vermont State Police applied for and obtained a <br> warrant to search the residence and curtilage at a specified address on Windmill Point Road in <br> Alburg, Vermont. The search warrant was executed three days later by the state police and <br> associated law en... More...
$0 (12-17-2016 - VT)Synecology Partners L3C v. Business RunTime, Inc., et al.
In 2008, SynEcology’s founders, Edward Grossman and Jeanne Conde, sold the <br> company’s assets to Lawrence Kenney. Grossman and Conde subsequently started a new <br> software company, Business RunTime. In August 2011, SynEcology filed a civil complaint in <br> Chittenden Superior Court against Business RunTime, Edward Grossman, Jeanne Conde, and <br> two former SynEcology employees, Thoma... More...
$0 (03-04-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al.
This interlocutory appeal requires us to examine the contours of <br> the “stream-of-commerce” doctrine of personal jurisdiction, which was introduced by the U.S. <br> Supreme Court in a 1980 decision but later divided the Court with respect to its scope. <br> Defendant Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. (TPRI) challenges a decision of the <br> superior court, civil division, denying ... More...
$0 (02-12-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Peter A. Goewey
Defendant and the State entered a plea agreement, in exchange for which the <br> charge was amended and other charges against defendant were dismissed. The plea agreement <br> contemplated a contested sentencing hearing allowing the State to argue for a sentence of up to <br> forty years to life to serve and defendant to argue for a sentence of ten years to life, split to serve <br> five years. ... More...
$0 (02-08-2016 - VT)In re: Joseph Bruyette
This motion calls upon us to consider whether we should adopt the “prison mailbox rule” and hold that a notice of appeal is deemed filed for purposes of Vermont Rule of Appellate Procedure 4 when an unrepresented incarcerated inmate delivers it to <br> the prison authorities for forwarding to the court clerk. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 <br> (1988). We previously dismissed petitioner�... More...
$0 (01-09-2016 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Adam Winters
Defendant appeals from his conditional guilty plea to possession of <br> cocaine, challenging the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Defendant maintains that <br> he was illegally seized when a police officer approached his parked car twice in a short period <br> and, during the second encounter, asked him pointed questions about drugs. We agree, and <br> therefore reverse and rem... More...
$0 (01-01-2016 - 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)State Of Vermont v. Adam Winters
Defendant appeals from his conditional guilty plea to possession of cocaine, challenging the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Defendant maintains that he was illegally seized when a police officer approached his parked car twice in a short period and, during the second encounter, asked him pointed questions about drugs. We agree, and <br> therefore reverse and remand the trial c... More...
$0 (12-28-2015 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Eric K. Manning
The trial court record demonstrates the following facts. At 1:01 p.m., on August <br> 12, 2013, a uniformed law enforcement officer driving a marked cruiser pulled into the parking <br> lot of the Hannaford Supermarket in Brandon, Vermont. The officer observed a vehicle parked <br> in the back lot, in the area farthest from the building, where neither patrons nor employees <br> typically park. ... More...
$0 (12-27-2015 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Peter A. Goewey
¶ 2. Defendant and the State entered a plea agreement, in exchange for which the <br> charge was amended and other charges against defendant were dismissed. The plea agreement <br> contemplated a contested sentencing hearing allowing the State to argue for a sentence of up to <br> forty years to life to serve and defendant to argue for a sentence of ten years to life, split to serve <br> five ye... More...
$0 (12-27-2015 - VT)State of Vermont v. Eric K. Manning
The trial court record demonstrates the following facts. At 1:01 p.m., on August <br> 12, 2013, a uniformed law enforcement officer driving a marked cruiser pulled into the parking <br> lot of the Hannaford Supermarket in Brandon, Vermont. The officer observed a vehicle parked <br> in the back lot, in the area farthest from the building, where neither patrons nor employees <br> typically park. ... More...
$0 (10-24-2015 - VT)Timothy Terry and Penny Terry v. William O'Brien and Susan Cain O'Brien
In the early 1980s, landlords William and Susan O’Brien purchased the subject <br> property, which is located in the Old North End of Burlington and includes a two-story house <br> and brick building (referred to as the creamery) with a common wall to the rear of the house. <br> The creamery has no fixtures and has never been inhabited. After landlords purchased the <br> property in 1982, the ... More...
$0 (10-24-2015 - VT)Kenneth P. Felis v. Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC, and Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP
This case arises out of a divorce proceeding between plaintiff <br> Kenneth Felis and his former wife, Vicki Felis. Defendant Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC <br> (DRM) represented Ms. Felis in the divorce proceeding, and defendant Gallagher, Flynn & <br> Company, LLP (GFC) was retained by DRM on behalf of Ms. Felis to prepare business <br> valuations related to the proceeding. Plaintiff appeals the ... More...
$0 (10-24-2015 - VT)Timothy Terry and Penny Terry v. William O'Brien and Susan Cain O'Brien
In the early 1980s, landlords William and Susan O’Brien purchased the subject <br> property, which is located in the Old North End of Burlington and includes a two-story house <br> and brick building (referred to as the creamery) with a common wall to the rear of the house. <br> The creamery has no fixtures and has never been inhabited. After landlords purchased the <br> property in 1982, the... More...
$0 (10-23-2015 - VT)United States of America v. Tyrone Dixon
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Tyrone Dixon, 34, of Florida, appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington following his arrest for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Dixon on conditions pending his next court hearing.<br> <br> According to court records,... More...
$0 (01-07-2015 - VT)Adam Cate v. City of Burlington
¶ 1. ROBINSON, J. Plaintiff filed suit for breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) against his former employer, the City of Burlington, claiming that the City disciplined him for actions and in a manner not authorized by the City's personnel manual. The trial court granted the City summary judgment, concluding that the manual unambiguously allowed... More...
$0 (08-02-2013 - VT)Michelle M. Straw v. Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. Plaintiff Michelle Straw appeals the judgment order of the superior court, pursuant to a jury verdict, dismissing her case for breach of an implied employment contract against defendant Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire (VNA). She argues that the jury instructions in her case were erroneous and prejudicial because they failed to ins... More...
$0 (10-18-2013 - VT)Peter Dernier v. Mortgage Network, Inc.
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. Plaintiffs Peter and Nicole Dernier appeal the dismissal for failure to state a claim, of their action for (1) a declaratory judgment that defendant U.S. Bank National Association cannot enforce the mortgage and promissory note for the debt associated with plaintiffs' purchase of their house based on irregularities and fraud in the transfer of both instruments, (2) a... More...
$0 (10-18-2013 - VT)Janet Knutsen v. David M. Dion
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. Plaintiff Janet Knutsen appeals the decision of the superior court denying her motion for summary judgment and granting defendant Vermont Association of Realtors, Inc.'s (VAR) motion for summary judgment on her consumer fraud claim arising out of her purchase of a home in Moretown. Plaintiff argues that VAR's form purchase and sale agreement, which was used in her r... More...
$0 (11-08-2013 - VT)Roy, Hirschbuhl, Barr, et al. v. Woodstock Community Trust, Inc.
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. This case arises out of a proposed housing development in West Woodstock, Vermont. It is not the first case to come before us related to this development. In Roy v. Woodstock Community Trust and Housing Vermont PRD, 2012 VT 87, ___ Vt. ___, 60 A.3d 686, we affirmed the permits for the project granted by the town development review board and the district environme... More...
$0 (01-07-2014 - VT)Evans Group, Inc. v. Robert Foti
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Appellant Foti Fuels, Inc. (Foti), a fuel distributor, appeals from the Washington Civil Division's judgment in favor of Evans Group, Inc. (Evans), also a fuel distributor. Evans cancelled its agreement to sell fuel to Foti for resale and delivery to a retail gasoline station, and sued for payment of an outstanding balance of $68,864. Foti claims the unilateral ter... More...
$0 (09-14-2012 - VT)Sally J. Taylor v. Fletcher Allen Health Care
¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. Plaintiff Sally J. Taylor sued Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) for medical negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress, in connection with her medical care following a surgery performed on her lumbar spine. After plaintiff failed to disclose any expert witness in response to discovery requests, FAHC moved for summary judgment, arguing that plaintif... More...
$0 (10-19-2012 - VT)Victor J. Shattuck v. Donna Mae Peck
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Defendant Donna Mae Peck appeals from a superior court judgment granting plaintiff Victor J. Shattuck a writ of possession for the parties' former residence in Cavendish and denying defendant's counterclaim for an equitable interest in the Cavendish property and another former residence in Springfield. We affirm. <br><br>¶ 2. The facts as found by the ... More...
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