VT: Legal Malpractice On Malice and Punitive Damages
DeYoung v. Ruggiero, 185 Vt. 267 (2009). VT: Wills, Trusts & Estates Student Contributor: Peter J. Jannace FACTS: Plaintiffs hired defendant to close on the purchase of a house in ...
VT: NON-EXPERTS NEED NOT APPLY
Deptula v. Kane, 2008 WL 4906905 (2008). VT: Real Property; Homeowners Associations Student Contributor: Peter J. Jannace FACTS: Plaintiff unsuccessfully contested unpaid homeowners’ association [“HOA”] annual fees on a theory ...
VT: Judgmental Immunity for Legal Advice in Unsettled Areas of Law
Roberts v. Chimileski, 820 A.2d 995 (Vt. 2003) VT: Underlying Real Estate Subdivision; Environmental Law Student Contributor: Eric B. Kang Facts: Client, a real estate developer, consulted lawyers about a ...
VT: The Locality Rule: Narrow or Wide?
Russo v. Griffin, 510 A.2d 436 (Vt. 1986) VT: Underlying commercial transfer Student Contributor: Eric B. Kang Facts: Joseph Russo had a paving business in Rutland, Vermont that he wanted ...
VT: Lawyer misses appeal deadline, tries to fix mistake, avoids ethical violation
In re PRB Docket No. 2006-167, 925 A.2d 1026 (Vt. 2007) VT: Underlying criminal defense Student Contributor: Eric B. Kang Facts: Lawyer represented client in a criminal matter and after ...
VT: Contract lawyer for state not state employee
Reed v. Glynn, 724 A.2d 464 (Vt. 1998) VT. Underlying Criminal Defense Student Contributor: Eric B. Kang Facts: Lawyer had a contract with the Windsor County defender general to provide ...