The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
007
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EXAMINATION AND REPORTS
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 3576)
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§ 3576. Immunity from liability
(a) No insurer nor any of its officers, employees, or agents shall have a cause of action
against an authorized representative of the Commissioner or an examiner appointed
by the Commissioner as a result of any statements made or work performed in good faith
while carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) No cause of action shall arise, nor shall any liability be imposed against any person
for the act of communicating or delivering information or data to the Commissioner
or the Commissioner’s authorized representative or examiner pursuant to an examination
made under this section, if such act of communication or delivery was performed in
good faith.
(c) This section does not abrogate or modify in any way any common law or statutory privilege
or immunity heretofore enjoyed by any person identified in subsection (a) or (b) of
this section.
(d) A person identified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be entitled to
an award of attorney’s fees and costs if he or she is the prevailing party in a civil
cause of action for libel, slander, or any other relevant tort arising out of activities
in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and the party bringing the action
was not substantially justified in doing so. For purposes of this section, a proceeding
is “substantially justified” if it had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time
that it was initiated. (Added 1991, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)