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).
