Vermont Interference With Economic Relation Law
<h2> </center> State of Vermont v. Mark Sterling </h2> </center>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Mark Sterling was charged with one count of aggravated stalking while possessing a deadly weapon under 13 V.S.A. § 1063(5). Additionally, he was charged with violation... More...
$ (07-15-2026 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Berk Eratay, Jerry Banks, Aron Ethridge </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-for-Hire.<br> <br> he United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 25, 2025 and September 26, 2025, Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss, sentenced three men, Berk Eratay, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry Banks, 37, of Gardener, Montana, and Aron Ethridge, 45, o... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - VT)Tom Daley, et al. v. Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Burlington, Vermont consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a fraud theory. <br> <br> This was a class action lawsuit against Defendant Toyota Motor North America, Inc. ("Toyota" or "Defendant") by Plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and a class of current and former owners and lessees of model year 2022-2024 Toyota Tundra and Toyota Tundra hybrid vehicles (the "Class Vehicles" or "Vehicl... More...
$1 (09-30-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Serhat Gumrukcu </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Serhat Gumrukcu Convicted of Murder-for-Hire</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> After a five-we... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Javon Calderon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 85 Months in Armed Drug Trafficking Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Javon Calderon, 21, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, p... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Javon Calderon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Drug Trafficking Case </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 85 Months in Armed Drug Trafficking Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> The United States Attorne... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Javon Calderon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 85 Months in Armed Drug Trafficking Case </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> Javon Calderon, 21, of Holyo... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - VT)United States of America v. Dennis Duffy, II
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with loan fraud and money laundering.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Burlington_VT-Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Burlington, Vermont"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Burlington, Vermont<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.... More...
$0 (03-13-2023 - VT)<H2> Mark Kemp v. Jolley Associates, LLC </H2>
Burlington, Vermont employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991 violation theory.<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> It is the purpose of this Act—<br> (1... More...
$0 (01-10-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Todd Bussino
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Todd Bussino, 38, of Mt. Holly, was indicted for robbing the Rutland-area convenience store with a knife in March of 2021. <br> <br> 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...
$0 (01-18-2022 - VT)United States of America v. Veronica Lewis
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Vernoica Lewis, 37, of Worchester, Vermont, was charged with Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. <br> <br> On June 29, 2015, Lewis intentionally fired three rounds from a revolver at D.M. during a firearms lesson at a business in Westford, Vermont. After shooting D.M. in the face and abdomen... More...
$0 (05-28-2021 - VT)United States of America v. Veronica Lewis
Burlington, Vermont firearm felony charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Veronica Lewis, 36, of Worchester, Vermont who was charged with Interference with Commerce by Robbery, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. United States District Judge Christina Reiss deferred acceptance of the plea agreement by the Court until sentencing, which has been scheduled for May 28, 2021. The agree... More...
$0 (02-15-2021 - VT)State of Vermont v. Michael W. Tobin
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/ibmig/cms/image/wptz/35968316-35968316.jpg?crop=1xw:1.00000000000000000xh;center,top&resize=900:* "><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In October 2015, the State charged defendant with aggravated sexual assault in <br> violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8) based on allegation... More...
$0 (10-17-2018 - VT)State of Vermont v. Christian J. Noll
<center><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28404&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new"><h2> MoreLaw Receptionist Services<h2> </b></h3></a> <center><h3><FONT COLOR="red"> Never Miss Another Call With MoreLaw's Receptionists Answering Your Calls </FONT> </h2></center><br> Defendant Christian J. Noll appeals from his conviction for <br> stalking pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 106... More...
$0 (10-17-2018 - VT)United States of America v. Salmen Hernandez-Ayala
Burlington, VT - Mexican Man Sentenced for Alien Smuggling<br> <br> 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. John Chinnici
Burlington, VT - Bennington Man Convicted Of Armed Robbery<br> <br> The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that John Chinnici, 33, of Bennington, Vermont, was convicted on July 27, 2018, in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, following a jury trial. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ordered Chinnici to remain in custody after the jury return... More...
$0 (07-31-2018 - VT)State of Vermont v. Liana M. Roy <table> <td>
The central question in this case is whether a parent may be <br> convicted of custodial interference under 13 V.S.A. § 2451 for interfering with the custody of the <br> Department for Children and Families (DCF) in the absence of a court order specifying the <br> schedule and limitations of the parent’s visitation. Defendant Liana Roy was convicted of <br> custodial interference for taking h... More...
$0 (07-09-2018 - VT)State of Vermont v. Jeffrey Davis <table> <td>
Defendant Jeffrey Davis appeals his conviction for financial <br> exploitation of a vulnerable adult under 13 V.S.A. § 1380(a) following a jury trial. He raises four <br> arguments on appeal. His first two arguments arise from the trial court’s denial of his motion for <br> a judgment of acquittal and the sufficiency of the State’s evidence. He also argues that the court’s <br> instruct... More...
$0 (03-26-2018 - VT)<b>State of Vermont v. Patricia Kane </ center></b>
Defendant appeals the trial court’s order holding her without bail pending a probation revocation hearing. On appeal, defendant argues that pursuant to statute she has a right to bail. We reverse and remand. <br> ¶ 2. The basic facts are not disputed. Defendant pleaded guilty to custodial interference in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2451. In October 2014, she was sentenced to two-to-five years... More...
$0 (12-17-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. David G. Buckley
Defendant’s claims of error require a detailed review of the evidence presented at <br> trial. The incident giving rise to these charges transpired on May 17, 2014, on defendant’s <br> property in Bennington, Vermont. The property is located across the street from the police <br> station, and it is bisected by two public roads. Defendant lives on the property with his brother, <br> 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 <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)In re Waterfront Park Act 250 Amendment (Alison Lockwood, Appellant)
The material facts are not substantially in dispute. In 1990, the City obtained a <br> land-use permit for the Waterfront Park (the Park). The City hosted a number of events at the <br> Park in the summer of 1993 and may have hosted others prior to that time. In December 1993, <br> the City applied for an amendment to its permit to allow for hosting of festivals and public <br> events at the Pa... More...
$0 (04-16-2016 - 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. Ivan Alcide
Defendant Ivan Alcide was charged with possession of heroin and <br> cocaine and sought to suppress all evidence of drugs seized from his vehicle after a police dog <br> indicated the presence of drugs. The trial court found that the contraband was obtained through <br> the illegal expansion of the scope of a motor vehicle violation stop into a criminal drug <br> 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 <br> cocaine and sought to suppress all evidence of drugs seized from his vehicle after a police dog <br> indicated the presence of drugs. The trial court found that the contraband was obtained through <br> the illegal expansion of the scope of a motor vehicle violation stop into a criminal drug <br> investigation, suppressed the ev... More...
$0 (01-09-2016 - 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)Nichols v. LaPlante
Plaintiff Scott Nichols is an inmate in the custody and control of the Vermont Department of Corrections (the “Department”). At the time of the events in dispute here, he was incarcerated at Northern State Correctional Facility (“NSCF”). Since filing this complaint, Plaintiff has been released from prison and placed on conditional re-entry furlough in the community. This action was file... More...
$0 (12-03-2015 - 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)Dow Tillson and Susan Tillson v. Richard A. Lane, M.D. and Lane Eye Associates
Plaintiffs appeal from a decision by the Superior Court, Windsor <br> Unit, Civil Division, granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a medical <br> malpractice suit. We reverse and remand. <br> ¶ 2. The record shows that plaintiff Dow Tillson underwent an elective procedure to <br> remove a cataract in his left eye. Defendant Dr. Richard Lane, M.D., performed the procedure at <br>... 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)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)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)State of Vermont v. Joseph Mottolese (Allstate Bail Bonds)
¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. Appellant Allstate Bail Bonds ("Allstateâ€) challenges the trial court's decision granting the State's motion for forfeiture of bond. On appeal, Allstate argues that the trial court abused its discretion in declining to reduce the amount of bail forfeiture when Allstate could not produce defendant due to his out-of-state incarceration. We agree that Allstate... More...
$0 (06-12-2015 - VT)Gilbert E. McCormack and Shelagh McCormack v. Rutland Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Rutland Regional Medical Center and Henry B. DiMuzio, Jr., M.D.
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Plaintiffs appeal the superior court's denial of their motion for a new trial based on allegations of juror bias. The issues presented are whether (1) plaintiffs' motion for a new trial was timely, (2) the trial court erred in denying the motion under the test for juror bias set forth in In re Nash, 158 Vt. 458, 614 A.2d 367 (1991), and (3) the trial court erred in ... More...
$0 (08-02-2013 - 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)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)Doreen Carpentier v. Douglas Tuthill and Town of Hartford Town Clerk
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Defendant Douglas Tuthill, Administrator of the Estate of Paul Oakes, appeals from the jury's award of $150,000 in punitive damages to plaintiff Doreen Carpentier and the trial court's denial of his motion for remittitur. Defendant also challenges the trial court's denial of his post-judgment motion to vacate a writ of attachment. We affirm.<br><br>¶ 2. ... More...
$0 (10-04-2013 - VT)Rutland Herald v. City of Rutland and AFSCME Council 93, Local No. 1201
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. The City of Rutland appeals from the trial court's order, on remand, directing it to disclose certain records under the Vermont Public Records Act (PRA), 1 V.S.A. §§ 315-320. The records concern several Rutland Police Department (RPD) employees who were investigated and disciplined for viewing and sending pornography on work computers while on duty. The City... More...
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