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Governor Bryan Nominates Gordon Rhea as USVI’s New Attorney General
/0 Comments/in News /by Gordon RheaRead the original article on The Virgin Islands Consortium On Monday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. held his second press conference of the day where he confirmed what had been whispered for the last week or so — the nomination of Gordon Rhea as the territory’s next attorney general. “Attorney Rhea brings to this role a wealth of […]
Gordon C. Rhea, Esq. Captures the Winston Hodge Award
/0 Comments/in News /by joseph.bonannoGordon Rhea was honored with the highest award during the Virgin Islands Bar Association’s annual meeting on December 8, 2023. The award ceremony highlighted Rhea’s dedication to the legal profession and his commitment, dedication and valuable contributions to the people of the Virgin Islands. The Winston A. Hodge Award for Public Service was established by […]
Supreme Court Reverses 2019 Conviction in Medical Center Corruption Trial
/0 Comments/in News /by joseph.bonannoRead the original Article on The St. Croix Source More than a decade after he was charged with racketeering, fraud and embezzlement, St. Thomas attorney Amos Carty Jr. has been cleared of wrongdoing at the Schneider Regional Medical Center. A three-judge panel at the Virgin Islands Supreme Court reversed Carty’s 2019 conviction in an appellate […]
Luis Hospital ordered to reinstate St. Croix surgeon with back pay
/0 Comments/in News /by joseph.bonannoJustice has finally come for Dr. Albert Titus, the St. Croix surgeon who fought for six years to prove he was wrongfully terminated and publicly slandered by jealous colleagues at Luis Hospital. V.I. Superior Court Judge Michael Dunston wrote in a scathing 24-page opinion that hospital officials’ actions were so egregious, Titus is entitled to […]
St. Thomas juries award $113 million in smoking lawsuits
/0 Comments/in News /by joseph.bonannoST. THOMAS — A first-of-its-kind consolidated trial in a lawsuit over the deaths of two territorial residents from cigarette smoke awarded $113 million in damages, lawyers in the case say. The civil trial involved two separate six-person juries hearing arguments in the case, said Gordon Rhea, who tried the case along with Michael Weisman and […]
USVI JURIES DELIVER $113 MILLION VERDICTS AGAINST R.J. REYNOLDS TO FAMILIES OF DECEASED NEWPORT SMOKERS
/0 Comments/in News /by joseph.bonannoThe Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) announced on Sunday that two tobacco lawsuits tried this month in St. Thomas have concluded with verdicts totaling $113.3 million. The cases, Gerald v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., were brought by the children of two deceased smokers who had been hooked on […]
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT REACHED IN VIRGIN ISLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL CASE
/0 Comments/in News /by Gordon RheaJune 17, 2014 – RPWB attorneys Jerry Evans and Gordon Rhea and their associated counsel John K. Dema announced the government of The Virgin Islands has reached settlements including cash and remediation costs in litigation involving contamination on the southern coast of St. Croix. Evans, Rhea and Dema represented the Virgin Islands government in the case. The […]
One man acquitted, three found guilty in King Airport drug trafficking case
/0 Comments/in News, Personal, Uncategorized /by Gordon RheaST. THOMAS — Of the four men who faced drug trafficking charges in connection with a ring based out of King Airport on St. Thomas, one was acquitted of all charges. Marlon Underhill was a free man Saturday, as Leayle Benjamin, Aben Marrero Jr. and Michael Samuels were remanded back to the Bureau of Corrections. Benjamin, […]
RHEA SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYERS
/0 Comments/in News, Personal, Uncategorized /by Gordon RheaGordon C. Rhea has been selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100. The Top 100 is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Gordon C. Rhea has been selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers […]
Statement by Alvin Williams Jr. Sen. Williams pleads guilty
/0 Comments/in News, Personal, Uncategorized /by Gordon RheaST. THOMAS – Three-term V.I. Senator Alvin Williams Jr. formally pleaded guilty to a felony racketeering charge Thursday in District Court on St. Thomas. Chief District Judge Curtis Gomez accepted the change of plea, which, according to U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe, could send Williams to jail for up to 20 years and require him to […]