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.

The Plaintiffs claimed that DNA evidence showed that Dr. Coates used his own sperm to impregnate Cheryl Rousseau.More...    $5250000 (04-07-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children

Eike Blohm, 39, of South Burlington, Vermont, was charged with one count of Possession of Child Pornographyand one count of Lewd & Lascivious Conduct, one count of Voyeurism (Circumstances – First Offense), and 19 counts of Voyeurism (Place – First Offense) in state court. <... More...    $0 (06-22-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont witness tampering charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mack Stevens, 46, of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, was charged with one count of attempting to obstruct a federal investigation into the relationship between Mr. Mack’s former employer, Practice Fusion, Inc., and Purdue Pharma LP, the seller of extended release opioid products, including OxyContin.
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Burlington, VT - The United States of America charged Dr. Eike Blohm with production and possession of child porn.

Eike Blohm, 38, of South Burlington, Vermont, was charged with one count of production of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. Blohm made his initial appearance to answer the complaint in federal court on May 22, 2020. At the hearing, U.S. Ma... More...    $0 (06-01-2020 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Ashley M. Lareau sued Northwestern Medical Center on a Family Medical Leave Act Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.... More...    $1 (01-20-2020 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Mexican Man Sentenced for Alien Smuggling

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)

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 defendant’s e... More...    $0 (08-01-2018 - VT)

The central question in this case is whether a parent may be
convicted of custodial interference under 13 V.S.A. § 2451 for interfering with the custody of the
Department for Children and Families (DCF) in the absence of a court order specifying the
schedule and limitations of the parent’s visitation. Defendant Liana Roy was convicted of
custodial interference for taking her ... More...    $0 (07-09-2018 - VT)

In February 2015, the State charged defendant with several counts of animal cruelty
alleging that she deprived eight horses of adequate food, water, shelter, or necessary medical
attention. The State alleged that all eight horses showed signs of malnourishment, malnutrition,
and overall neglect of their needs for the past ten to twelve months.
¶ 3. Defendant filed a motion to ... More...    $0 (07-02-2018 - VT)

Defendant Jeffrey Davis appeals his conviction for financial
exploitation of a vulnerable adult under 13 V.S.A. § 1380(a) following a jury trial. He raises four
arguments on appeal. His first two arguments arise from the trial court’s denial of his motion for
a judgment of acquittal and the sufficiency of the State’s evidence. He also argues that the court’s
instructions to... More...    $0 (03-26-2018 - VT)

Following a jury trial, defendant appeals his convictions for simple
assault and disorderly conduct stemming from a late-night brawl in downtown Burlington. First,
he argues that the court abused its discretion and denied him his rights to present a defense, to
compulsory process, and to due process when it denied his motion to continue the trial despite the
unavailability of... More...    $0 (12-03-2017 - VT)

The underlying facts of this case are not in dispute. Defendant was arraigned on
July 17, 2013, for aggravated domestic assault and cruelty to a child. The Superior Court, Orange
Unit, Criminal Division imposed conditions of pretrial release that included a twenty-four-hour
curfew with exceptions only for legal and medical appointments and for emergencies. The court
restrict... More...    $0 (06-19-2017 - VT)

The State appeals the dismissal of three counts of sexual
exploitation of a minor, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3258. The charges were filed against
defendant, a high school employee, based on her having engaged in sexual acts with a student
over the summer break between defendant’s school contracts. The issue is whether the
circumstances of this case support the charges. W... More...    $0 (04-30-2016 - VT)

During the summer of 2013, defendant Gotavaskas was charged with burglary of
an occupied dwelling in one docket and providing false information and operation without the
owner’s consent in a second docket. At his arraignment on September 10, 2013, Gotavaskas
raised the issue of his competency and the trial court ordered a competency evaluation pursuant
to 13 V.S.A. § 4814. <... More...    $0 (02-08-2016 - VT)

Defendant and the State entered a plea agreement, in exchange for which the
charge was amended and other charges against defendant were dismissed. The plea agreement
contemplated a contested sentencing hearing allowing the State to argue for a sentence of up to
forty years to life to serve and defendant to argue for a sentence of ten years to life, split to serve
five years. ... More...    $0 (02-08-2016 - VT)

Defendant appeals the trial court’s December 29, 2014 decision to deny bail and its October 14, 2015 decision to deny home detention. We affirm. On July 25, 2014, the State charged defendant with second degree murder of A.H. in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2301. Defendant was arraigned on that date and ordered held without bail pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7553. The evidence supporting probable cause i... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - VT)

This case requires us to decide whether, in a murder prosecution, a jury can find a defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter, as opposed to murder, on the basis of evidence that the defendant's actions were influenced by a serious psychological condition that does not rise to the level of insanity and does not negate the defendant's specific intent to kill. It also obliges us to reconcile dispar... More...    $0 (01-02-2016 - VT)

Defendant appeals his conviction in Addison Superior Court on
the grounds that the court erred by: (1) admitting the victim’s out-of-court statements under
Vermont Rule of Evidence 804a; (2) admitting expert testimony under Vermont Rule of
Evidence 702; and (3) coercing a jury verdict. We affirm.
¶ 2. Defendant was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor under the a... More...    $0 (01-01-2016 - VT)

Defendant was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor under the age of
thirteen in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8). The victim, T.B., was twelve years old at the
time of the incident that gave rise to this case. Evidence presented at trial demonstrates the
following. On November 14, 2012, T.B. arrived home from school and was alone in the house
with defendant, ... More...    $0 (12-31-2015 - VT)

Defendant Kent Richland appeals his conviction for enabling the consumption of alcohol by a minor in violation of 7 V.S.A. § 658(a)(2), following a jury trial in Chittenden Superior Court, and the probation conditions imposed by the court at sentencing. We reverse the trial court’s holding with respect to the knowledge requirement of § 658(a)(2) and
remand for a new trial. Because of our d... More...    $0 (12-27-2015 - VT)

The State appeals the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division’s
decisions to seal certain portions of competency reports prepared in connection with court
ordered competency evaluations of Anthony Gotavaskas and Grant S. Bercik, defendants in two
separate criminal cases. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand.
The facts of the respective underlying cases are as... More...    $0 (12-27-2015 - VT)

¶ 2. Defendant and the State entered a plea agreement, in exchange for which the
charge was amended and other charges against defendant were dismissed. The plea agreement
contemplated a contested sentencing hearing allowing the State to argue for a sentence of up to
forty years to life to serve and defendant to argue for a sentence of ten years to life, split to serve
five yea... More...    $0 (12-27-2015 - VT)

This wrongful death and medical negligence action comes before the court on a motion to deem admitted certain requests to admit. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted. On February 4, 2014, Plaintiff served requests for Defendant to admit that medical charges from two third parties (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic) were reasonable. In compliance wi... More...    $0 (11-27-2015 - VT)

Plaintiffs Michael Bandler and MB&Co, Ltd. (“corporation”)
bring an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s ruling that Bandler, a nonattorney, may not
represent corporation in this case. He argues that the trial court violated his due-process rights
by ruling on the basis of the parties’ respective written submissions on the issue of representation
without giving him pri... More...    $0 (10-24-2015 - VT)

Defendant Kent Richland appeals his conviction for enabling the consumption of alcohol by a minor in violation of 7 V.S.A. § 658(a)(2), following a jury trial in Chittenden Superior Court, and the probation conditions imposed by the court at sentencing. We reverse the trial court’s holding with respect to the knowledge requirement of § 658(a)(2) and
remand for a new trial. Because of our di... More...    $0 (10-24-2015 - VT)

Defendant Evan P. Ford argues the Bennington Superior Court abused its discretion when the court held him without bail. Pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7553, the trial court’s order denied defendant bail on four charges that each carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. In addition, the court found that neither home detention under 13 V.S.A. § 7554b nor the sheriff’s monitoring program under 13 V.... More...    $0 (10-24-2015 - VT)

Plaintiffs appeal from a decision by the Superior Court, Windsor
Unit, Civil Division, granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a medical
malpractice suit. We reverse and remand.
¶ 2. The record shows that plaintiff Dow Tillson underwent an elective procedure to
remove a cataract in his left eye. Defendant Dr. Richard Lane, M.D., performed the procedure at
Sp... More...    $0 (10-24-2015 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Patricia Merz And Christopher McGuigan Sentenced For Embezzling From Mother's Bennington Estate

Patricia Merz, 58, of Niskayuna, New York, and her brother, Christopher McGuigan, 53, of Rutland, have been sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington following their convictions on federal fraud and conspiracy charges. Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Re... More...    $0 (07-28-2015 - VT)