Lawsuit

Barnes sued for breach of contract

By Mike Eldred
HARTFORD, CT- A company that provided title insurance for the Hermitage Club’s mortgage with Berkshire Bank is suing James Barnes for breach of contract.
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company filed the suit in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday, October 15,...

Creditor wants Hermitage Club owner in court

HARTFORD, CT- Reinhart Foodservice is asking a Connecticut judge to reissue a capias warrant ordering police to take Hermitage owner James Barnes into custody and deliver him to the court.
Hartford Superior Court Judge Susan Peck issued the so-called “capias” order, a civil warrant...

Mount Snow is owned by Peak Resorts

More suits filed to stall Vail-Peaks merger vote

NEW YORK - A second Peak Resorts investor has filed a complaint in federal court seeking to halt the company’s proposed merger with Vail Resorts, unless the company discloses additional information.
The suit, filed by investor Eammon Carleton in the Southern District of New York on Friday...

Suit seeks to stymie Peaks-Vail merger

ST. LOUIS- A Peak Resorts investor has filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that the company’s SEC filing regarding its proposed merger with Vail Resorts was false and misleading.
The suit, filed by Boston-area resident John Field, seeks an injunction blocking the company’s proposed...

The North Branch sewer plant in West Dover.

Judge rejects North Branch motion to dismiss Andirons case

NEWFANE - Superior Court Judge Robert P. Gerety Jr. has denied a motion to dismiss a complaint filed against North Branch Fire District No. 1. In addition, Gerety granted a motion by the plaintiff, Andirons Re-Development Company, LLC, to amend its original complaint.
The original...

The Barnstormer Summit Lift

Court encumbers Barnes’ summit lift equity

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut judge has granted a motion by a former Hermitage employee to place a lien on Hermitage owner James Barnes interest in Barnstormer Summit Lift LLC.
Former Hermitage Chief Financial Officer Dan Solaz, who was also one of three creditors who initiated the Hermitage...

Developer can’t find Hermitage Club owner to serve him court documents

BURLINGTON- A developer suing James Barnes and the Hermitage for more than $2.6 million says Barnes appears to be taking steps to avoid service of legal documents.
Shaun P. Golden, owner of Golden Wealth Properties, filed a motion seeking approval for an alternative means of serving...

Restructuring company wins default judgement for unpaid Hermitage loan

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut court has granted a default judgment for G2 Capital Advisors in their case against James Barnes and the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company.
G2 Capital Advisors filed the lawsuit in Hartford, CT, Superior Court in August 2018, claiming James Barnes and...

Food purveyor granted judgement against club

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut court has granted Reinhart Foods a default judgment in their suit against James Barnes and the Hermitage.
The suit, filed in Hartford Superior Court in October 2018, seeks payment for a $1.5 million judgment and order signed by Windham, VT, Superior Court Judge...

Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan announces lawsuit against two distributors of opioid pain relievers

Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan announces lawsuit against two distributors of opioid pain relievers

Vermont, other states sue Purdue, related companies over opioid epidemic

VERMONT- In September, Vermont became the 28th state to file a lawsuit against the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma, alleging the company downplayed the risks of addiction to its opiate pain reliever, and exaggerating its so-called “abuse deterrent” formulations. In his September announcement,...