Linda Carman News

Judge Denies Motion for New Trial in Boat Sinking Case

A man whose boat sank in 2016 resulting in his mother being lost at sea was denied a new trial Monday by a federal judge amid an ongoing dispute with insurance companies over the boat’s seaworthiness. Insurers said in the …

Judge Says Vermont Man in Inheritance Fight Contributed to Boat Sinking

A Vermont man at the center of an inheritance dispute contributed to the 2016 sinking of the boat from which his mother was lost at sea, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a written decision …

Trial Begins Over Insurance for ‘Suspicious’ Boat Sinking Off New England Coast

A civil trial that began on Tuesday will determine whether insurance companies must cover an $85,000 claim from a Vermont man for his boat, which sank nearly three years ago off the New England coast. Insurers are refusing to pay …

Vermont Man’s Sunken Boat Case Scheduled for Trial in August

A lawsuit over whether insurance companies must cover a Vermont man’s claim for his boat he says sank with his mother on board is heading to trial this summer. The Providence Journal reports that a judge on Wednesday set Aug. …

Lawyers Seek to Compel Boater to Speak about Missing Gun in Rhode Island Court

An insurance company has asked a federal judge to force a man to discuss what happened to a missing gun that matches the caliber of the gun used to kill his millionaire grandfather. National Liability & Fire Insurance company lawyers …

Vermont Man Whose Relatives Died Mysteriously Must Give Gun Info

A Vermont man whose mother and grandfather died in mysterious circumstances must turn over information related to a missing gun, as well as phone and other records, in a Rhode Island lawsuit over insurance on his sunken boat. Nathan Carman …

Vermont Man Whose Relatives Died Mysteriously Denies Allegations

A Vermont man denied in court papers Wednesday allegations that he killed his millionaire grandfather in 2013 and claims he doesn’t know the whereabouts of his mother who disappeared after a boat they were on sank off Rhode Island. Nathan …

‘Curious Sinking’: Lawyers Blast Vermont Man Whose Mom Lost at Sea

Insurance company lawyers on Monday blasted a Vermont man whose mother was lost at sea, saying he made suspicious alterations to his boat before what they called its “most curious sinking.” Lawyers for Nathan Carman’s insurance company said in documents …

Two Firms Fight Insurance Claim on Boat That Sank Off Massachusetts

Two firms are trying to avoid reimbursing a Connecticut native for the loss of his boat after it sank with his mother on board under suspicious circumstances. The Hartford Courant reported Thursday the National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. and …