Legal Opinion
Buote v. Verizon New England
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided March 12, 2002No. 2:00-CV-475PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SESSIONS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Kevin and Kimberly Buote brought suit against defendants Verizon New England (“Verizon”) and Bell Atlantic Communications (collectively, “Bell Atlantic”) on November 2, 2000 in Vermont State Court. Bell Atlantic subsequently removed the case to this court. Kevin Buote (“Buote”) claims breach of contract (counts I and VII), insurance bad faith (counts II and VIII), and breach of fiduciary duties (counts III and IX) by Bell Atlantic during its handling of his workers’ compensation claim. 1 Kim Buote brings a claim of loss of consortium (count…
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