Paul J. Perkins

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Attorney

  Firm Name

  Plante & Hanley, P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  A selection of Mr. Perkins' cases includes: Carpentier v. Tuthill, 2013 VT 91, 195 Vt. 52, 86 A.3d 1006 (2013) (affirming punitive damages award of five times the compensatory damages award in sexual assault
  battery case)
  Blake v. Progressive Northern Ins., No. 164-9-15 Oecv
  White River Traffic Group, Inc. v. United Ohio Ins. Co.
  Cass Insurance, Inc., No. 330-7-17 Wrcv (affirming that Vermont’s Consumer Protection Act protects consumers from insurance carriers' deceptive practices)
  Griffith v. Mozaffari, No. 451-9-15 Wrcv (August 13, 2018) (barring defendant from introducing evidence of third-party payments of plaintiff's medical bills under collateral source rule)
  Choiniere, P & D Consulting, Inc. v. Marshall
  Harris Beach LLP, No. 10-1-05 Wrcv (September 13, 2016) (barring defendant from introducing evidence of plaintiff's settlements with other defendants dismissed from case)
  Parker v. Malletts Bay Boat Club, Inc., 2010 AMC 2518 (D. Vt. 2010) (establishing admiralty jurisdiction over sailing club member injured in boat launch on Lake Champlain)
  In re Dayco, Inc., No. 07-061-I (Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities,
  Health Care Administration) (reversing Vermont Workers Compensation Appeals Board decision, which misclassified construction workers in AIG worker’s compensation policy)
  Robinson v. Springfield Hosp., File No. 1:09-CV-75, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10160 (D. Vt. February 5, 2010) (compelling hospital employees to testify about cause of plaintiff's death over defendant's assertion of “peer review privilege”)
  Fine Paints of Eur., Inc. v. Acadia Ins. Co., Case No. 2:08-cv-81, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24188 (D. Vt. March 24, 2009) (compelling insurer to defend paint dealer in claim for property damage brought by the State of Vermont)
  Nichols v. Brattleboro Retreat, 2009 VT 4, 185 Vt. 313, 970 A.2d 1249 (granting new trial to medical malpractice plaintiff after trial court allowed the defendant to present video testimony of its expert).