Vermont Labor Relation Law
State of Vermont v. Ramone Hosten
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated domestic assault. Defendant was charged with two offenses-first-degree aggravated domestic assault in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1043(a)(1) and domestic assault in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1042- alleging assaults of the complainant on or about September 19, 2025. The State applied for and obtained an ... More...
$ (02-01-2026 - 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)<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)Suresh Murthy v. Cognizant Technology Solutions, U.S. Corporation
Burlington, Vermont civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a denial of Plaintiff's application for employment certificate.<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><... More...
$0 (03-14-2023 - 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)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)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. Justin R. Kuzawski <table> <td>
In 2015, defendant was living with his girlfriend. His girlfriend had a six-year-old <br> daughter, E.P., from a prior relationship. E.P. lived primarily with her father, but spent one night <br> a week at the home shared by her mother and defendant. On one of those evenings, defendant was <br> cutting boxes with a box cutter. The box cutter defendant was using was not a typical box cutter; <b... More...
$0 (12-21-2017 - VT)United States of America v. Sanjay Gupta
Burlington, VT - New Jersey Man Sentenced to Six Months of Incarceration and $10,000 Fine for Hiring Twelve Unauthorized Aliens<br> <br> Sanjay Gupta, 51, of Fords, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday for illegally hiring twelve unauthorized aliens to work at his company, Doon Technologies located in Iselin, New Jersey. U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha sentenced Gupta to a six-month term of in... More...
$24000 (09-11-2017 - 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)Flight Attendants in Reunion v. Am. Airlines, Inc.
After the 2013 merger between American Airlines, Inc. and U.S. 23 <br> Airways, four former Trans World Airlines (“TWA”) flight attendants, 24 <br> now working for American Airlines, and Flight Attendants in Reunion 25 <br> (“FAIR”), an unincorporated association formed to enforce the legal rights 26 <br> of similarly situated flight attendants, ... More...
$0 (02-18-2016 - 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)Janet Knutsen v. David M. Dion
In the Court’s February 26, 2015 decision, the remaining claims in this case were identified as follows: “(1) Ms. Knutsen’s claim that Mr. Dion is liable for misrepresentations regarding the likelihood of flooding; (2) . . . Mr. Dion’s right to indemnity from the Sweetsers; and (3) Mr. Dion’s right to attorney fees and other litigation expenses from Ms. Knutsen.” The claim for attorne... More...
$0 (10-25-2015 - 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)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)Elizabeth Beaulieu v. State of Vermont
3 Plaintiffs, who are 704 current and former employees of the State of Vermont, appeal from<br> 4 the dismissal of the action by the United States District Court for the District of Vermont<br> 5 (Sessions, J.) by reason of Vermont’s sovereign immunity. The complaint alleges violations of the<br> 6 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. (“FLSA”), and seeks declaratory a... More...
$0 (09-16-2015 - 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)Jamie Clarke v. Joseph Abate, M.D.
¶ 1. REIBER, C.J. In this civil action alleging sexual assault and battery and intentional or reckless infliction of emotional distress by a medical doctor during the course of his treatment of a high school female athlete, plaintiff appeals the superior court's grant of summary judgment to defendant based on the six-year statute of limitations applicable to childhood sexual abuse. ... More...
$0 (08-09-2013 - 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)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)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)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)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)Kevin Turnley v. Town of Vernon
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Plaintiff Kevin Turnley appeals the Windham Civil Division's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Town of Vernon. Plaintiff, formerly the Town's Chief of Police, claims that he is entitled to receive overtime pay under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1), which entitles nonexempt employees to overtime pay for time worked... More...
$0 (08-10-2012 - VT)David Shaddy v. Brattleboro Retreat
¶ 1. Plaintiff David Shaddy appeals the Windham Civil Division's dismissal of his complaint against the Brattleboro Retreat and certain employees of the Retreat. Plaintiff, a former Retreat employee, brought claims of defamation, obstruction of justice, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and intentional interference with a contract, arising from the Retreat's allega... More...
$0 (08-10-2012 - VT)Abdullahi Mohamed v. Fletcher Allen Health Care
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) appeals a decision of the Vermont Employment Security Board finding claimant, Abdullahi Mohamed, eligible for unemployment compensation benefits. The Board found that claimant's discharge for off-duty criminal conduct did not constitute gross misconduct disqualifying him from unemployment compensation benefits under 21 V.S.A. § 1... More...
$0 (08-10-2012 - 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...
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