Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2024

Two CVS stores in Rhode Island have filed petitions to join the Pharmacy Guild, which is building a national pharmacy union. The locations are close to CVS Health’s headquarters in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The Thomas More Society filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Rhode Island against the state's 2019 Reproductive Privacy Act.

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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2021

Amid a heated battle over an ownership change, Prospect Medical Holdings has threatened to close two of its hospitals in Rhode Island in response to conditions the state's attorney general proposed. The hospital chain's private equity owner is looking to sell its majority stake but requires state approval to move forward.

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Parasec

JANUARY 3, 2023

Rhode Island has enacted the revised Uniform Limited Partnership and the revised Uniform Partnership Act, both of which took effect on January 1, 2023. The post Rhode Island: New Laws Passed for Business Partnerships appeared first on Parasec. The act establishes basic standards of conduct for partners.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 29, 2022

State legislatures in Georgia and Rhode Island recently amended their lending and licensing laws. The following are the noteworthy updates.

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ABA Journal

MAY 6, 2022

The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the state law guaranteeing a right to abortion before viability. The court…

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Mondaq

JULY 30, 2021

Rhode Island has joined the growing ranks of states that have enacted a sweeping pay equity statute. The Rhode Island law, which takes effect on January 1, 2023

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that there is no constitutional right to an adequate civics education, denying an appeal by students in Providence, Rhode Island. The post US appeals court finds no constitutional right to civics education appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 24, 2021

We have previously discussed the radical declarations of University of Rhode Island and Director of Graduate Studies Erik Loomis who has defended the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. (A A view defended by other academics ). Great job URI.”

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Mondaq

JANUARY 21, 2022

2021 was a productive year for the members of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Assembly passed several significant pieces of labor and employment legislation.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 12, 2022

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island recently granted a title insurance company's motion for reconsideration, holding that the insured did not suffer a loss when it lost title to two properties.

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Parasec

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The Rhode Island Secretary of State posted a reminder that LLC annual reports were due November 1. Failure to file before December 2 will result in a $25 late-filing penalty fee. Additional information can be found at [link] If you need assistance with your annual filing, please feel free to reach out to us at RAinfo@myparacorp.com.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

” The plaintiff, Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, alleged that the executives and board members had breached their fiduciary duty by failing to address allegations of workplace harassment and discrimination.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In truck accidents, there are often many liable parties, including drivers, truck companies, manufacturers, the list goes on and on.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You can recover economic damages to cover your medical expenses and lost wages, if your injuries caused you to miss work.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

One of the exceptions refers to the existence of an implied contract.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Currently, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana use, with Rhode Island being the most recent. .” The House of Representatives passed a bill to federally decriminalize marijuana in April.

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LegalReader

JULY 6, 2022

Once you complain about domestic violence to the police and if that person gets arrested, then you need a domestic violence lawyer.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 21, 2022

A Rhode Island lawyer who mistakenly thought he was successful in electronically filing a slip-and-fall lawsuit was granted a reprieve last week when the state’s…

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Yesterday, the State of Rhode Island filed this waiver of response on behalf of all respondents. “Anti-Abortion Activists Formally Ask Supreme Court to Consider Fetal Personhood”: Caitlin Cruz has this post at Jezebel about a petition for writ of certiorari filed last week in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Many victims are scared to speak out because they feel embarrassed or because they think they will not be taken seriously. The truth is that everyone has significant rights that must be protected.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 13, 2022

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rhode Island students can’t proceed with their lawsuit contending that the state failed to provide an adequate civics…

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LegalReader

JANUARY 27, 2022

Extensive surgeries are often required for kneecap injuries.

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Law 360

JANUARY 30, 2024

Rhode Island's largest public employees retirement fund accused Boeing of misleading investors about the overall safety of its 737 Max jets, alleging in a new lawsuit Tuesday that the recent midair blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines flight showcases how missteps by Boeing's top brass have diminished shareholder value.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 24, 2021

A justice on Massachusetts’ top court has declined to impose an interim suspension on a lawyer convicted of neglect in Rhode Island for failing to…

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The Crime Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Prisons in states like California, Rhode Island, North Dakota, and Kansas have outperformed vaccination rates among the general Public and experts say their success may offer clues about how to persuade skeptical people outside correctional facilities to get vaccinated, reports the New York Times.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2022

Daniel Jackson of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Students have no constitutional right to civics education, First Circuit rules; The appellate court decided a group of public school students in Rhode Island who said their civics education could leave them unprepared to participate in democracy were not deprived of a fundamental right.”

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ABA Journal

MARCH 29, 2021

Rhode Island has followed California’s lead in lowering the bar exam cut score to make the test easier to pass, a step that several other…

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Law 360

MARCH 24, 2022

A Rhode Island man admitted Wednesday to conspiring with two others, including a Massachusetts police officer, to trade on inside information about a planned acquisition by semiconductor company Analog Devices Inc.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2023

The eight states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont. Along with the DOJ, eight states’ Attorney Generals joined as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Google. In 2020, the DOJ filed a similar civil antitrust complaint against Google.

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Law 360

AUGUST 31, 2021

A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday handed a win to a Rhode Island-based insurance company in a dispute over COVID-19 coverage, ruling that a sports and entertainment real estate developer had not suffered "direct physical loss or damage" to its properties during the pandemic.

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Law 360

APRIL 18, 2022

A Rhode Island federal judge ruled Monday that a restaurant specializing in Italian food and wedding catering can't tap the insurance it has with a Hartford unit to pay for COVID-19 shutdown losses, rejecting its argument that the pandemic is a "civil commotion" covered under its policy.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 22, 2022

In recent months, the government has reach agreements with, or filed suit against, institutions in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Colorado regarding ADA violations. It also targets facilities that retaliate against or punish those in recovery, particularly in the criminal justice system.

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Law 360

AUGUST 5, 2021

A group of 15 conservative states led by Indiana urged the First Circuit on Thursday to allow Rhode Island's lawsuit against Shell, Chevron and other energy companies over climate change-related infrastructure costs to proceed in federal court rather than state court.

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Law 360

AUGUST 18, 2022

The First Circuit on Thursday held that a Rhode Island federal court was correct to toss a putative investor class action against CVS over its acquisition of Omnicare, agreeing with the lower court that the shareholders hadn't pointed to any false statements made by the pharmacy chain.

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Mondaq

MARCH 3, 2022

On February 17, 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously authorized an administrative complaint and a lawsuit in US District Court for the District of Rhode Island to block the.

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Parasec

APRIL 4, 2023

Rhode Island: Annual Reports Due May 1 Just a reminder that the Rhode Island annual report filing period is currently open. All limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations, and nonprofits registered with the Rhode Island Department of State prior to January 1, 2023 must file a 2023 annual report.

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