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PO Box 190
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0190, United States
Phone: 802-863-2375
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What Connelly v. United States Means for Closely-Held Businesses

The US Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision, impacting many closely-held businesses with buy-sell agreements funded by life insurance policies, Connelly v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 1406 (2024). In a 9-0…more
 /  Business Organizations, Insurance, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning

CMS – the Federal Agency that Administers Medicare and Medicaid – Recognizes Traumatic Brain Injury as a “Chronic Health Condition”

For more than a decade this blog has covered the growing recognition by policy makers and in the peer reviewed literature that traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) of all kinds should not be treated as a static event from which…more
 /  Health, Insurance, Personal Injury

Vermont Overhauls its Renewable Energy Standard with the Passage of H.289

On Monday, June 17, the Vermont legislature passed H.289 to significantly reform the Renewable Energy Standard (“RES”) (30 V.S.A. §§ 8001-8016), overriding Governor Phil Scott’s veto of the bill by a vote of 21-8 in the Senate,…more
 /  Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Captive Insurance Update | Spring Edition | 2024

On March 27, 2024 the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) held its biannual “Roadshow” educational event designed for prospective captive insurance companies. The Roadshow, which has been hosted in over 20 cities, was…more
 /  Civil Procedure, Insurance, Taxation

Trademark Scams On The Rise

Those were the first words I heard when my client called me the other day. Moments later, I joined a call with my client and a very convincing “representative” of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) seeking money…more
 /  Criminal Law, Intellectual Property

Corporate Transparency Act - New Federal Reporting Requirement For Entities

Background - In January 2021, the United States Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This law, while intended to prevent criminal actors from hiding and…more
 /  Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law

Vision and Vestibular Deficits Predict Prolonged Recovery From Concussion

A recent systemic review of the literature, just published in the Journal of Athletic Training, 2024; 59(1): 49-64, concludes that “vestibular and oculomotor screening are prognostic of time to recovery” from concussion…more
 /  Health, Science, Computers, & Technology

Governor Scott and Tripartisan Group of Legislators Submit Ambitious Housing Bill

On January 10, Governor Scott and a tripartisan group of legislators presented H. 719, dubbed the BeHOME Act.  This bill may constitute the most ambitious reform effort to date to address Vermont’s inadequate housing supply…more
 /  Administrative Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

New Employee Work Rules, Election Requirements Could Mean Big Changes for Employers

Two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could spell big changes for employers in two different, but overlapping, areas: Employee Handbooks and Union elections. These decisions were the topic of…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Corporate Transparency Act Imposes New Federal Reporting Requirement On Businesses

Background - In January 2021, the United States Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This law, while intended to prevent criminal actors from hiding and…more
 /  Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking

Captive Insurance Update | Spring Edition | 2023

Developments in Vermont 2023 - Captive Legislation - On May 8, 2023, Governor Phil Scott signed Vermont’s annual captive “housekeeping” bill into law. The 2023 legislation includes the following notable provisions..…more
 /  Insurance

American College of Rehabilitation Medicine updates its 1993 Definition of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

As reflected in the posts on this blog over the last several years, scientific understanding of “mild traumatic brain injury” (Mtbi) – often referred to as “concussion” – has advanced considerably over the last 30 years…more
 /  Personal Injury

DRM Legislative Preview | Week 19

Closing out Week 18 of the 2023 Legislative Session - The end is nigh. Is the end nigh? That pretty much sums up the talk around the State House’s proverbial water cooler..…more
 /  Elections & Politics

DRM Legislative Preview | Week 18

Closing out Week 17 of the 2023 Legislative Session - All eyes are on the calendar as adjournment looms. The hopeful have pegged the date at May 12, though with large disparities in the budget between the Senate and House,…more
 /  Elections & Politics

DRM Legislative Preview | Week 17

Closing out Week 16 of the 2023 Legislative Session - S.5, the Clean Heat Standard bill was approved by the House this past week. The bill sets up a marketplace for credits that would provide a system of carrots and sticks…more
 /  Elections & Politics
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