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Rhode Island settles Teva and Allergan opioid case for over $100M

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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Monday settlements with the drug manufacturers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Allergan for their contribution to the state’s opioid epidemic. ” Rhode Island settled a case against McKinsey & Co. The trial would have begun Monday.

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“Lawyer misses deadline, blames pandemic, seeks Rhode Island Supreme Court’s mercy”

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“Lawyer misses deadline, blames pandemic, seeks Rhode Island Supreme Court’s mercy”: Paul Edward Parker of The Providence Journal has this report on an order that the Supreme Court of Rhode Island issued Wednesday.

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“Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge”

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“Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge”: Amy Russo of The Providence Journal has this report. The post “Sonia Sotomayor tells young Rhode Islanders the surprising reasons she wanted to be a judge” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Federal Agents Seize 660 Pounds of Fake Adderall Pills in Rhode Island

The Crime Report

Federal agents seized about 660,500 counterfeit Adderall pills weighing about 660 pounds from a pill mill in Rhode Island with suspected ties to a Mexican cartel, reports USA Today. Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary A.

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“In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment; Legal ads bring a lot of revenue to little local newspapers; What happens when local politicians pull them?”

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“In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment; Legal ads bring a lot of revenue to little local newspapers; What happens when local politicians pull them?” ” Amanda Milkovits of The Boston Globe has this report.

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Rhode Island Becomes First State to Legalize Supervised Drug Consumption Sites

The Crime Report

Project Weber/Renew, a Rhode Island-based group providing drug users in Providence’s poorest neighborhoods with clean needles, treatment, housing and empathy, is preparing to open the first legalized supervised drug consumption site in the country, reports Noah Weiland for the New York Times.

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Rhode Island Man Indicted for Producing Counterfeit Percocet Pills

LegalReader

Operation Denial leads to the indictment of a Rhode Island man on fentanyl charges.

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