Vermont Judgment Law
Robin O'Neill v. Nicholas Deml
Burlington, Vermont Plaintiff pro se without counsel sought a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> Robin O'Neill, who is serving a life sentence for a<br> double homicide, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for<br> the District of Vermont (Sessions, J.) dismissing her pro se petition for a writ of<br> habeas corpus made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismi... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - VT)<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)Courthouse News Service, et al. v. Teri Corsones, et al.
Defendants, administrators and clerks of the Vermont Superior Court, appeal from the judgment and permanent injunction of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Christina Reiss, J.) in favor of Plaintiffs, news and related media organizations. Beginning in 2020, when Vermont courts transitioned to electronic filing, the Superior Court adopted a policy of denying public acces... More...
$0 (03-11-2025 - VT)James M. Kolodziej and Barbara H. Kolodziej v. Sarah Massucco
>h2><br> Windham, Vermont real property lawyers represented the parties in a Slander of Title Action.<br> <h2><br> <br> <br> <br> Defendants James and Barbara Kolodziej discovered that a parcel of land near their property was seemingly omitted from plaintiff Sarah Massucco's deed. They arranged for the heirs of a previous owner of the land to deed that parcel to them. Defendants neither talked to ... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Law Zabriskie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgewater, Vermont Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - VT)State of Vermont v. Stacey Vaillancourt
Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter.<br> <br> The State of Vermont accused Stacy Vaillancourt with manslaughter as a result of the death of a 6-month-old Harper Rose Briar at her child care business in Rutland. The cause of death was said to be an overdose of a sedative.<br> <br> Defendant pled not guilty and denied that she was the person ... More...
$0 (12-01-2023 - VT)Donna Browe, et al. v. CTC Corporation, et al.
Burlington, Vermont employment law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on a wrongful refusal to pay E.R.I.S.A. benefits.<br> <br> <br> On May 10, 2023, Defendants CTC Corporation and Bruce Laumeister (collectively, "Defendantsâ€) filed a motion for payment of Plan benefits and requested the court "permit Defendants' counsel to pay [P]lan benefits to all but two (2) of the CTC Pl... More...
$0 (08-18-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Carleena Graham
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> On May 31, 2023, the United States filed a one count information charging Carleena Graham, 56, of Accokeek, Maryland, with wire fraud. The defendant pleaded guilty to that charge today. According to the information, the victim, World Learning, is a non-profit global development and exchange organiz... More...
$0 (06-30-2023 - 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)Christie Mitchell v. NBT Bank, N.A.
Burlington, Vermont employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violation theory.<br> <br> Employee Christie Mitchell appeals a summary judgment order<br> in favor of NBT Bank, N.A. regarding its policy of deducting her overtime compensation from her<br> commissions so that she was never paid more than gross commissions regardless of how man... More...
$0 (04-22-2022 - VT)Cheryl Rousseau and Peter Rousseau v. John Boyd Coates, III
Burlington, Vermont personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on medical malpractice theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of substandard medical care provided by Dr. John Boyd Coates, M.D.<br> <br> The Plaintiffs claimed that DNA evidence showed that Dr. Coates used his own sperm to impregnate Cheryl Rousseau.<b... More...
$5250000 (04-07-2022 - VT)United States of America v. Jeremy Zullo
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$0 (10-02-2020 - VT)United States of America v. Bhaskar Patel
Rutland, VT - The United States of America charged Bhaskar Patel with paying kickback and bribery scheme conducted in connection with federal energy savings performance contracts (“ESPCs”). <br> <br> <P><br> <center><br> <h1><br> <font color="blue">M</font><font color="black">ore</font><font color="red">L</fond><font color="black">aw</fond><font color="blue">T</font><font color="red">V</font... More...
$0 (06-30-2020 - 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)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. BRIAN HOSKINS
<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> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> On May 22, 2012, Defendant‐Appellant Brian Hoskins (“Hoskins”) pled <br> guilty in acc... More...
$0 (10-01-2018 - 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)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. Aaron Cady <table> <td>
Defendant was convicted of his first DUI in 2006. In March 2012, defendant was <br> convicted of DUI-2 following entry of a guilty plea. The 2012 plea colloquy for the DUI-2 <br> included the following exchange: <br> <br> [THE COURT:] What the State says you did is that, on November 4th of 2011, at Lyndon, [you] operated a motor vehicle, specifically a Jeep Wrangler, on a public highway, tha... More...
$0 (06-28-2018 - 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)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)State of Vermont v. Malik A. Pratt <table> <td>
<center><a href="http://www.morelawsuites.com/" target="_new"><h2><font="Red">MoreLaw Suites - Legal Suites and Virtual Offices - Downtown Tulsa</h2></font></a><br> </center><br> <br> On August 22, 2016, defendant was arraigned on two felony charges for aggravated <br> domestic assault, and attempted sexual assault. Initially, the State requested that defendant be held without bail, <br> and the ... More...
$0 (03-14-2017 - 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)State of Vermont v. Glen Haskins, Jr.
This is an attempted murder case. At trial, defendant theorized <br> that a group of late-night club-goers with whom he was partying conspired to frame him for a <br> stabbing that occurred in downtown Burlington shortly after two o’clock in the morning of <br> January 15, 2012. Defendant argues that the trial court erred by excluding exculpatory testimony <br> and by giving misleading jury i... More...
$0 (07-16-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Jason L. Gagne
This appeal stems from a road rage incident in St. Albans in <br> which defendant Jason Gagne chased a couple across town, eventually pulling up next to their <br> truck and pointing a rifle at them. Before trial, defendant moved to suppress the results of his <br> alcohol breath test on the ground that he was not able to meaningfully communicate with his <br> lawyer before submitting to the te... More...
$0 (06-10-2016 - 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)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)Manchester CP vs. A & A Restaurant Inc. et al
1 The following background is taken in the light most favorable to A & A and Mr. Konstantinou as the non-moving parties. The court acknowledges that Manchester CP disputes many of Mr. Konstantinou’s assertions regarding statements made by its agents. <br> Argirios Konstantinou operated the Manchester Pizza House restaurant in the Price Chopper Plaza at 263 Depot Street in Manchester, Vermont fo... More...
$0 (04-24-2016 - 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)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)State Of Vermont v. Daniel Hunt
This case came before the Supreme Court on March 2, 2016, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. The defendant, Daniel Hunt, was charged with two counts of second-degree child molestation sexual assault (second-degree child molestation). <br> After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant ... More...
$0 (04-12-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Tisa Farrow
The relevant background is as follows. Defendant was arraigned on charges of <br> driving under the influence (DUI) pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2) (“A person shall not <br> operate . . . any vehicle on a highway . . . when the person is under the influence of intoxicating <br> liquor.”) Before trial, defendant filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude from evidence <br> 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 <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. Michael Rosenfield
In 2005 and 2008, defendant was convicted of two DUIs that occurred while he <br> was eighteen and twenty-one years old, respectively. In February 2014, defendant pleaded guilty <br> to a DUI-3, which occurred when he was twenty-seven years old. Because he had previously <br> been convicted of two DUIs, defendant was subject to enhanced penalties. See 23 V.S.A. <br> § 1210(d) (“A person con... More...
$0 (03-02-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Jason Atherton a/k/a Melton
The events that resulted in this conviction and appeal occurred during the late <br> evening and early morning hours of October 26 and 27, 2012. All of the principal witnesses—<br> the complainant K.M. and her two friends, M.B. and H.D.—testified that, along with defendant, <br> they met at M.B.’s apartment in the City of Newport on the evening in question before driving to <br> 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, <br> in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(1). He contends: (1) the seating of two biased jurors <br> deprived him of his right to an impartial jury; (2) the trial court committed prejudicial error by <br> prohibiting him from using a prior conviction to impeach a witness; and (3) the prosecutor’s <br> comments during closing ar... More...
$0 (02-28-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. James Careau
Defendant challenges his sentence and a special condition of <br> probation imposed following a guilty plea for sexual assault of a minor. On appeal, defendant <br> argues that probation condition 43, which gives his probation officer unbridled authority over <br> where defendant lives and works, is overbroad, as well as that the trial court erred as a matter of <br> law in finding defendant woul... More...
$0 (02-13-2016 - 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. Luis Roldan
The defendant, Luis Roldan, was convicted of felony <br> assault with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, <br> and carrying a handgun without a license. On appeal, he contends that the trial justice erred in <br> denying his motion for a new trial. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of <br> conviction. The genesis for the crimes of whi... More...
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