Lawsuit

Former library director files wrongful termination lawsuit

DOVER- The former Dover Free Library director has filed a civil lawsuit against the town of Dover and the current members of the library’s board of trustees.
The lawsuit was filed by John Flores in Windham Superior Court on Thursday, January 4, charging the town and trustees with breach...

Former TVES student files suit due to PCB-related medical conditions

Following the publication of this article, a representative from Monsanto contacted the Deerfield Valley News to provide the following statement regarding Crawford's lawsuit: "While we have great sympathy for the plaintiff in this case, we believe the allegations lack merit and the Company will...

Screen shot of the Hakhel Lodge website

Defendants file responses, motion to dismiss, in discrimination suit

WILMINGTON- Several of the defendants in a federal lawsuit filed by the owner of Hakhel Lodge, formerly known as the Nordic Hills Inn, filed their answers to the suit late last month.
Yisroel Teitlebaum, who purchased the property in 2021, filed the suit against the five defendants in...

Citing shoddy work and accounting, Sarandon sues over Stamford build

Note: A PDF copy of Sarandon's lawsuit is available below the article
STAMFORD- Actress Susan Sarandon has filed a suit against a Clarksburg, MA, contractor alleging structural and accounting irregularities in the construction of what was to be her Stamford retirement home.
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Decree ends Barnes’ saga

Bankruptcy case comes to an end BURLINGTON- A final decree has been issued in the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company bankruptcy case, officially ending the four-year federal bankruptcy case.
In a decree signed on May 31, Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge...

State sues Monsanto for PCB contamination

Note: A PDF copy of the Vermnt Attorney General's complaint filed in Chittenden Superior Court is appended below the article. Twin Valley tops list of affected schools
WILMINGTON- PCB contamination at Twin Valley schools may play a key role in a lawsuit filed against...

The deck area at Carinthia Base Lodge. A New Jersey couple has filed suit after a fall on ice left Anna Niewodniczanska with a broken leg. File photo

Ice on base lodge deck claimed to be reason for fall, broken leg

BURLINGTON- A New Jersey couple are demanding a jury trial in a lawsuit filed against Mount Snow in the US District Court for Vermont last month.
The couple are seeking an unspecified amount of compensation in excess of a $75,000 federal minimum jurisdictional requirement, claiming Mount...

Above, the Sundance lift upper terminal is where Faith Keresztessy fell after climbing the metal ladder to reach the platform. The lift has since been removed to make way for a new six-passenger lift. Courtesy NewEnglandSkiHistory.com/Ian Clesla

Woman seeks $50 million after fall from platform

BURLINGTON- A Rhode Island woman is seeking $50 million in damages from Mount Snow and Vail Resorts in a suit filed in federal court last week.
Faith Keresztessy, of Coventry, RI, accuses Mount Snow and Vail Resorts of negligence for failing to take steps to prevent a fall from a...

Supreme Court ignored systemic disparities in education lawsuit, say attorneys

WHITINGHAM - At the Whitingham Selectboard’s regular meeting on Wednesday, April 6, attorneys Adam Waite and James Valente met with the board to discuss the Vermont Supreme Court’s ruling in the town’s education funding lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by Valente on behalf of the town of...

Vermont Supreme Court upholds lower court's summary judgment in Whitingham education funding suit

MONTPELIER- The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld a decision by Windham Superior Court Judge Katherine Hayes that essentially dismissed Whitingham’s education funding lawsuit.
Boyd, et al. v. state of Vermont was originally filed by attorney James Valente in 2017 on behalf of three...