Enabling the Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor is Not a Strict Liability Crime
In State v. Richland, 2015 VT 126 (September 18, 2015), the Vermont Supreme Court reversed a conviction for enabling the consumption of... Read More
Court Reviews Attorneys’ Fees Award in Consumer Fraud Claim
In McKinstry v. Fecteau Residential Homes, Inc., 2015 VT 125 (September 18, 2015), the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a trial court’s decisions... Read More
CHINS Ruling Upheld With a Plea for the Legislature and DCF to Develop Alternatives to Removing Children
In In re M.O., 2015 VT 120 (September 18, 2015), the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a decision that newborn M.O. was a... Read More
Injunction and Attorneys’ Fees Order Allowed Against Deceased Ex-Husband’s Estate
In Simendinger v. Simendinger, 2015 VT 118 (September 18, 2015), the Vermont Supreme Court upheld an injunction and attorneys’ fees award in... Read More
Court Reviews Jurisdictional Issues in Medical Review Board Appeal
In Moran v. Vermont State Retirement Board, 2015 VT 119 (September 11, 2015), the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a decision that the... Read More
Court Reviews Defendant’s Conviction After Defendant is Voluntarily Absent from Trial
In State v. Stanley, 2015 VT 117 (September 11, 2015), the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a conviction for sexual assault. Issue: Defendant... Read More
Due Process Does Not Require Multiple Bites at the Apple: A Court Has No Duty to Give Notice of Its Analysis of Pending Motions or Opportunity For Further Argument Prior to Its Ruling
In Bandler v. Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer, LLC, 2005 VT 115 (September 11, 2015), the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a trial court’s... Read More