Sian Cobb

5 days ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

Plaintiffs in a civil suit against the V.I. Water and Power Authority gave notice Friday that they will take their case to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals after a V.I. District Court judge ruled in March that their due process claims against WAPA may proceed but dismissed all other counts against the utility and the private contractors that installed its so-called smart meter system.

6 days ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

Silver Airways, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, has designated Argentum Acquisition Co. LLC as a stalking horse bidder for a sum of $5.775 million, according to filings this week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. The deal, which would require court approval, does not include Silver’s subsidiary, Seaborne Airlines, according to the 99-page asset purchase agreement filed Tuesday by Silver’s attorneys Brian P. Hall and Michael F. Holbein.

1 week ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

A panel of Third Circuit Appeals Court judges heard oral arguments Friday in EHI Acquisition’s appeal of a 2024 V.I. District Court ruling granting ownership of St. John’s Caneel Bay Resort and its improvements to the National Park Service. As with the lower court case, the meaning of the words “to convey an offer” factored heavily in the hourlong discussion.

3 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

Six Jeffrey Epstein victims who sued the V.I. government in Manhattan federal court have signaled they intend to appeal a judge’s order dismissing the case against all but Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett. In a motion filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, their attorney Jordan K.

4 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

U.S. Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III has ordered the attorney representing the UVI Research and Technology Park in a whistleblower lawsuit to appear for a “show cause” hearing April 25 to explain why they shouldn’t be sanctioned for missing the court’s deadline to answer an amended complaint in the case.