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vermont CHOICE OF LAW
Choice of Law | Admission of Extrinsic Evidence | Insurer Allocation | Pre-Tender Fees | Statute of Limitations |
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Most significant contacts | Facts known to the insurer | Only if claims can be “clearly distinguished” | Not Addressed | 6 years |
Amiot v. Ames, Amiot v. Ames | 693 A.2d 675, 677 (Vt. 1997), Garneau v. Curtis & Bedell, Inc. | 610 A.2d 132, 133-34 (Vt. 1992), Burlington Drug Co., Inc. v. Royal Globe Ins. Co. | (12 Vt. Stat. Ann. § 511) |
Pre-Judgment Interest | Late Notice | Public Policy Bar | Independent Counsel | Atty's Fees/Decl. Relief Action |
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12% | Notice-prejudice | Not Addressed | Not Addressed | Recoverable if denial made in bad faith |
(9 Vt. Stat. Ann. § 41a(a)) | Northshire Communications v. AIU Ins. Co, 811 A.2d 216, 221-22 (Vt. 2002) | Village of Morrisville Water & Light Dept. v. USF&G, 775 F. Supp. 718, 734 (D. Vt. 1991) |