Vermont Insurance Law
<h1> United States of America v. Nasir Hussain </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indian Citizen Convicted of Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> After a two-day trial before Unit... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Robert McLane </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Auto Dealer Employer </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Robert McLane Imprisoned For Defrauding Auto Dealer Employer</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office announced that Robert M... More...
$0 (12-13-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Maryann Manning </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Social Security Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wolcott, Vermont Woman Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the Dist... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - VT)Michael Lucas and April Lucas v. Government Employees Insurance Company, a/k/a GEICO
<h2><br> Burlington, Vermont insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on bad faith breach of an insurance contract relating to a motor vehicle accident.<br> </h2><br> <br> Vermont recognizes a cause of action for contractual and consequential damages and attorney fees upon proof of vexatious conduct by an insurer.... More...
$0 (07-08-2024 - VT)ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Darby Kolter & Roberts, LLP, et al.
Burlington, Vermont insurance company lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a declaratory judgement on its obligations or lack thereof on an insurance policy.<br> <br> A law firm can't get coverage under its ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Co. policy for a lawsuit claiming it lost an entire $459,000 mortgage payment to a scammer, the insurer told a Vermont federal court.<br> ... More...
$0 (12-30-2023 - VT)Sheila Vowinkel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Burlington, Vermont insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> <br> To establish a claim for bad faith, a plaintiff must show that (1) the insurer had no reasonable basis to deny the insured the benefits of the policy, and (2) the company knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that it had no reasonable basis for denying the... More...
$1 (11-29-2023 - VT)<H2> Ann DeMarle v. Videk, Inc. </H2>
Burlington, Vermont insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Civil Div, 21-cv-236, and was removed to federal by the Defendant.<br> <br> <h2><br> <center><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/wat... More...
$0 (01-10-2022 - VT)Mark Davidson v. TN Holdings Stowe, LLC
Rutland, Vermont insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and injuries.<br> <br> The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available.<br> <br> ... More...
$1 (09-13-2022 - VT)Anna DeGreenis, et al. v. Life Insurance Company of North America
White River Junction, Vermont insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on bad faith breach of an insurance contract theory claiming more than $75,000 in damages.... More...
$1 (12-20-2021 - VT)Element 3, Inc. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company
Burlington, VT: Insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff's claim.<br> <br> The claims made and defenses asserted are not available for this case.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the Vermont Superior Court, Lamoille Unit, C... More...
$1 (07-28-2021 - VT)Inn-One Home, LLC v. Colony Specialty Insurance Company and James River Insurance Company
Burlington, Vermont insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, Inn-One Home, LLC, which sued Colony Specialty Insurance Company and James River Insurance Company on breach of insurance contract theories.... More...
$0 (03-12-2021 - VT)Allison Dawn Cote and Kristy Lee Cote v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company
Burlington, Vermont Plaintiff Personal Injury Insurance Law Lawyer<br> <br> Allison Dawn Cote and Kristy Lee Cote sued USAA Casualty Insurance Company on an insurance law theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Superior Court, Civil Division, Caledonia Unit, 131-10-00020 Cacv and was removed to federal court by USAA.... More...
$0 (12-29-2020 - 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.<br> <br> Ronald Hopkins and Ron Ron Hopkins Construction, LLC sued Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Cumberland County Superior Court, PORSC-CV-19-00427 and was removed to federal court.<br> ... More...
$0 (09-23-2020 - VT)Lisa Rotman v. Progressive Insurance Company, The Concord Group and ENE Evaluator
Rutland, VT - Lisa Rotman sued Progressive Insurance Company, The Concord Group and ENE Evaluator on negligence and insurance law theories.... More...
$0 (11-07-2018 - 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)Todd Norris v. Progressive Insurance Company <P> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a></font> <br> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> <br> 888-354-4529
Burlington, VT - Todd Norris sued Progressive Insurance Company on personal injury auto negligence insurance law theories.... More...
$0 (06-01-2018 - VT)<H2> Darcy Belding v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company <P> <font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28536&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals</a> <br> We Turn Your Successes Into Marketing <br> Call Today! <br> 888-354-4529 </font>
Burlington, VT - Darcy Belding sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company on a personal injury auto negligence insurance coverage theory.... More...
$0 (04-24-2018 - VT)<b>State of Vermont Supreme Court v. Joshua Anderson (Eastern Bail Bond Agency, Inc.) </ center></b>
The underlying facts are not disputed. On August 5, 2013, defendant was arraigned <br> on a charge of possessing stolen property. Defendant was ordered to provide the court with a <br> surety bond or cash in the amount of $5000. Defendant’s conditions of release also required him <br> to come to court for scheduled hearings and to provide his attorney and the court with his updated <br> addre... More...
$0 (12-17-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Willy Levitt
Defendant was convicted of simple assault in a jury trial in <br> December 2014 and placed on probation. He requests that this Court reverse his conviction and <br> remand for a new trial because the trial court improperly defined reasonable doubt for the jury, <br> thus lowering the standard of proof. In the alternative, he raises three arguments regarding his <br> probation conditions: (1) tha... 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 <br> liable to plaintiffs Kevin and Linda Flanagan for damage to their vacation home from a fire <br> started in an outdoor fireplace on their deck by a group of teenagers who were there without their <br> permission. Stinson contends that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to find him liable for the <br> damage under a concerted-acti... More...
$0 (04-30-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Julianne Graham
The State appeals the dismissal of three counts of sexual <br> exploitation of a minor, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3258. The charges were filed against <br> defendant, a high school employee, based on her having engaged in sexual acts with a student <br> over the summer break between defendant’s school contracts. The issue is whether the <br> circumstances of this case support the charges.... More...
$0 (04-30-2016 - VT)Christopher Blake v. Progressive Northern Insurance
A motion for judgment on the pleadings under Vt. R. Civ. P. 12(c) is judged under the same standard as a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Irish Lesbian and Gay Org. v. Giuliani, 143 F.3d 638, 644 (2d Cir. 1998). The “complaint should not be dismissed ‘unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.’” ... More...
$0 (04-24-2016 - 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. Shamel L. Alexander
Defendant Shamel L. Alexander appeals from his conviction <br> for trafficking heroin in violation of 18 V.S.A. § 4233(c). He argues that the trial court erred <br> when it denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful seizure that <br> was not supported by reasonable suspicion. We agree and reverse. <br> ¶ 2. The trial court made the following findings in connec... More...
$0 (02-13-2016 - 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<br> <br> 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. 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)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)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 <br> Mutual Insurance Company (Vermont Mutual) argu... More...
$0 (12-27-2015 - VT)Prouty v. Southwest Vermont Medical Center
This wrongful death and medical negligence action comes before the court on a motion to deem admitted certain requests to admit. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted. On February 4, 2014, Plaintiff served requests for Defendant to admit that medical charges from two third parties (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic) were reasonable. In compliance wi... More...
$0 (11-27-2015 - VT)Equinox on the Battenkill Management Assn., Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co.
In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether our decision in Gage v. Union <br> Mutual Fire Insurance Co. remains good law with regards to the meaning of “collapse” and <br> whether Gage controls the result here. 122 Vt. 246, 169 A.2d 29 (1961). We conclude that the <br> policy language in this dispute is broader than the language in Gage and that therefore Gage does <br> not control. We ... More...
$0 (10-28-2015 - VT)Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance Agency
For many years, disbursements from Vermont’s petroleum cleanup fund have covered investigation, removal, and cleanup costs related to longtime petroleum contamination at the Jimmy Kwik Food Store, a “beverage store and gas station” in Newport. In this case, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources seeks reimbursement for those expenditures from Defendant Insurers (collectively, Charter Oak) ... More...
$0 (10-24-2015 - VT)Christine LaMothe v. Christopher LeBlanc
¶ 1. REIBER, C.J. In a second appeal to this Court, father argues that the magistrate and the family division of the superior court erred on remand by not awarding him a credit for the entire lump-sum derivative Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefit given to mother as representative payee for the parties' son, by not imputing income to mother, and by granting mother a ... More...
$0 (06-12-2015 - VT)Walter Hausermann v. Donna Hausermann
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Wife appeals the court's order modifying spousal maintenance. On appeal, wife argues that the court erred in setting the date for the modification to take effect, and reducing husband's maintenance obligation based on wife's anticipated inheritance even though it had not yet been received and absent a demonstration that it would improve wife's financial circumstanc... More...
$0 (07-12-2013 - vT)Thomas Kellogg v. Cindy Shushereba
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. This case presents the difficult task of equitably resolving the fallout from a collapsed, unwritten real estate transaction. Both parties challenge the monetary award arrived at by the trial court, sitting in equity. We conclude that, although correct in some respects, the trial court's decision mistakenly treated the parties' agreement as though it were an agreem... More...
$0 (09-06-2013 - 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)Long Trail House Condominium Association v. Engelberth Construction, Inc.
¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. This litigation stems from the construction of a 143-unit condominium complex known as the Long Trail House at Stratton Mountain, Vermont. Plaintiff Long Trail House Condominium Association appeals from the trial court's order granting summary judgment to defendant general contractor Engelberth Construction, Inc. on its complaint. The Association argues that the ... More...
$0 (09-28-2012 - 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...
$0 (01-20-2013 - VT)Stephen J. Pcolar v. Cesella Waste Systems, Inc. aka All Cycle Waste
¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. Plaintiff Stephen J. Pcolar appeals from a Chittenden Superior Court verdict in favor of defendant Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Plaintiff filed suit alleging negligence in connection with an incident where the gripper arm of a garbage truck owned by Casella and operated by defendant Robert Smith struck plaintiff. The superior court charged the jury to compare the ... More...
$0 (07-27-2012 - VT)George Brault v. Social Security Administration
Plaintiff-Appellant George Brault appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Murtha, J.) affirming the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security ("the Commissionerâ€) denying Brault's application for disability benefits. We conclude the decision of the administrative law judge ("ALJâ€) was supported by substantial evidence and was not... More...
$0 (06-29-2012 - VT)Vermont Human Rights Commission v. State of Vermont
Plaintiffs Vermont Human Rights Commission (HRC) and Ursula Stanley, an employee of the State Agency of Transportation, appeal the Washington Civil Division's decision to grant the State's motion to dismiss her complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Ms. Stanley complains that, under the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act (VPFLA), 21 V.S.A. § 472(c), which r... More...
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