James Barnes

Pandemic pauses court decision in Barnes case

HARTFORD, CT- The plaintiff in an uncontested case against James Barnes can’t get a judgment for damages, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hartford Superior Court Judge Mark H. Taylor has twice deferred a decision on a motion for judgment by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company in...

Club members say they're victims of Barnes "gross mismanagement"

BURLINGTON- The Hermitage Club Member Group has fired back against James Barnes’ claim that they are an insider group, calling themselves his victims.
“The member group is simply a large group of victims of Barnes ‘gross mismanagement’ who now seek that relief promised to them by the...

Donna and James Barnes' Watch Hill estate was sold at a bankruptcy auction in March for $10,403,000. Reinhart Foodservice, which has a $1.5 million lien on the house connected to a judgment against James Barnes and the Hermitage.

Creditor balks at plan, seeks payment from Barnes’ wife bankruptcy

HARTFORD, CT- In an objection filed in Connecticut District Bankruptcy Court last week, Reinhart Foodservice makes it clear they intended to seek compensation from Donna Barnes’ bankruptcy estate for $1.5 million in money owed to them by former Hermitage owner James Barnes.
Reinhart filed...

Patricia Reinhardt, G2 Capital Advisor's restructuring and financial turnaround specialist was the Hermitage's chief restructuring officer in 2017 and 2018.

Barnes to pay down G2 debt in 11,736 easy-to-make installments

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut judge has ordered former Hermitage owner James Barnes to make weekly payments to satisfy a judgment in favor of his former consultants. Hartford Superior Court Judge Mark Taylor issued the order Monday, requiring Barnes to pay $35 per week to G2 Capital Advisors. The...

Barnes’ Rhode Island house sells at auction

HARTFORD- A group known collectively as the “RTM parties” may be the only Hermitage-connected lienholders that will receive payment from the bankruptcy sale of Donna and James Barnes’ Westerly, RI property.
The Westerly, RI, property, which, according to a previous listing, includes a...

Restructuring company seeks judgment against Barnes

HARTFORD, CT- G2 Capital Advisors, the company that was once tasked with getting the financially troubled Hermitage back on track, is seeking a $413,850 judgment against Hermitage founder James Barnes.
G2 Capital filed their lawsuit in August 2018, seeking payment for a $410,123.33 loan...

Hermitage investor asks CT court to enforce VT judgment

By Mike Eldred
HARTFORD, CT- A Hermitage Club investor who was awarded $1 million in a lawsuit against Hermitage founder James Barnes in a Vermont court is asking a Connecticut court to enforce the judgment.
Rhode Island resident Douglas Hollenbeck filed a complaint in Hartford...

Fidelity seeks judgment on Barnes

HARTFORD, CT- The title insurance company that backed the Hermitage in its Berkshire Bank mortgage is seeking a judgment against Hermitage founder James Barnes in Hartford Superior Court. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company filed their initial complaint and summons in October 2019.
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Judge quashes Barnes' effort to postpone Hermitage sale

Hermitage Club Member Group submits bid for Hermitage real estate, Barnstormer BURLINGTON- The auction of Hermitage Club assets scheduled for Friday will go on as planned, after Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge Colleen Brown denied a motion by James Barnes at an...

Barnes seeks to postpone Hermitage sale

BURLINGTON- Vermont District Bankruptcy Judge Colleen Brown has ordered an emergency hearing at 3 pm on Wednesday, March 18, to hear a motion by James Barnes seeking to postpone the sale of Hermitage assets scheduled for Friday, March 20. The hearing will be held telephonically. The...