Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
OSHA Cites Postal Facility in Vermont
Nov 2 2006 // The U.S. Postal Service mail processing facility is facing $44,250 in fines for what are being called “willful and serious” workplace safety violations. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Vermont Court Says Drug Maker Owes $6.8M for Woman’s Amputation
Nov 1 2006 // Drug maker Wyeth must pay nearly $6.8 million to a Vermont woman whose arm had to be amputated after she was injected with one of its medications, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled, upholding a lower court’s ruling. In...
Insurer Sues Vermont Arson Suspect for Fire Truck Damage
Oct 24 2006 // A Vermont man already facing arson charges in two apartment house fires now is being sued by the city of Rutland’s insurance company, which says the blazes damaged a fire truck. Robert Vandriel has pleaded innocent...
N.H. and Vt. Prevent Bridge Ice with High-Tech Sensor
Oct 16 2006 // Drivers heading into New Hampshire from Vermont on Interstate 89 this winter will have some high-tech help to keep them on the road. Crews this week finished installing a sophisticated system that uses sensors to detect...
U.S. Denies Funding for Burlington, Vt. Lead Abatement Program
Sep 29 2006 // A city lead abatement program that has been recognized nationally might have to shut down because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has denied a request for a $3 million grant. “We were very...
Vermont captive industry celebrates 25th birthday in grateful state
Aug 21 2006 // More than 1,200 people showed up in South Burlington, Vt., early in August to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an idea cooked up in Al Moulton’s kitchen that has grown into a multi-million-dollar industry and top...
Vermont’s Captive Industry Celebrates 25th Birthday
Aug 11 2006 // More than 1,200 people showed up in South Burlington, Vermont this week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an idea cooked up in Al Moulton’s kitchen that has grown into a multi-million-dollar industry and top...
Vermont Police Suspect Arsonist in 40 Recent Fires in Rutland Area
Jun 29 2006 // Fires in a pair of trash bins have been connected to a string of arsons in Rutland, Vermont and surrounding communities. Police say there had been a two-week lull in the series of fires, but they flared up again early...
Vermont Law Shields Gun Clubs from Some Lawsuits
Jun 7 2006 // Vermont Governor Jim Douglas was at the Barre Rifle and Pistol Club recently to sign legislation protecting Vermont’s shooting ranges from so-called frivolous lawsuits and nuisance claims. Douglas said the strong...
Evans, Gatto Join Vermont Mutual Board
Jun 5 2006 // John N. Evans, Ph.D., has been elected as a director for Vermont Mutual Insurance Company, Northern Security Insurance Company, Inc. and Granite Mutual Insurance Company. Evans is the dean of the University Of Vermont...
Vermont Diocese Sues Insurer to Recover Abuse Settlement Monies
May 18 2006 // Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese in Burlington has been searching for insurance documents dating back three decades, in hopes of showing it should recover the $965,000 it recently paid to settle a complaint about...
Vermont Governor Vetoes Seed Manufacturers’ Liability Measure
May 17 2006 // Vermont Gov. James Douglas has vetoed a bill that would have made seed manufacturers liable for damages caused by genetically engineered seeds that drift into the fields of farms that do not want to use them. Douglas said...
Texas Best, Vermont Worst Tort Climate for Jobs, Capital Investment, Claims New Study
May 16 2006 // In the competition for jobs and capital investment among the states, those states that suffer from high tort costs will continue to lose jobs and businesses to states with superior tort systems, according to a new report...
Vermont Leaders Reach Compromise on Health Insurance Package
May 11 2006 // As many as 25,000 people in Vermont who have no health insurance will be able to get it under a compromise health care reform package reached among Gov. Jim Douglas and legislative leaders. The bill envisions extending...
Vermont Joins States Making Insurance Fraud a Specific Crime
May 11 2006 // In what supporters hope amounts to a preemptive strike on insurance schemes, Vermont’s legislature on its last day of the 2006 legislative session passed a bill making insurance fraud a specific crime. Gov. Jim...
Vt. Gov. Douglas Rejects Democrats’ Health Reform Plan
May 7 2006 // Gov. Jim Douglas declared Friday that the health reform compromise signed by legislative Democrats on Friday was unacceptable and would not become law. “I will not,” Douglas said when asked directly whether he...
Vermont Church Settles Abuse Lawsuit
Apr 21 2006 // A lawsuit filed by a former altar boy who claimed he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest in the 1970s has been settled for $965,000 as the case was due to go to trial. Michael Gay, 38, of South Burlington had claimed...
Vt. Workers’ Comp Rates Moderate
Feb 28 2006 // Vermont workers’ compensation rates are moderating for the third year in a row, Commissioner John P. Crowley of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration announced. Crowley...
VERMONT MUTUAL LATEST TO BE DRIVEN OFF CAPE COD
Feb 6 2006 // While the Massachusetts insurance regulator is warning about problems in the homeowners market, another insurer has decided it can’t continue to write homeowners insurance on Cape Cod. Starting April 1, Vermont...
Vermont Mutual latest to be driven off Cape Cod
Feb 5 2006 // While the Massachusetts insurance regulator is warning about problems in the homeowners market, another insurer has decided it can’t continue to write homeowners insurance on Cape Cod. Starting April 1, Vermont...
