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125 ABA Journal Rhode Island articles.

Judicial Candidate Doesn’t Lie About Most Admired Figure

At least one judicial candidate didn’t feel the need to sound intellectual when asked which historical figure he would most want to spend the day with. Former Boston Celtics star Larry Bird was the person named by Rhode Island probate judge Stephen Isherwood, the Providence Journal reports. Isherwood said Bird…

Nov 1, 2007 6:32 PM CDT

RI Considers Gay Divorce

The Rhode Island Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that asks whether a gay couple married elsewhere can get divorced in the state. Cassandra Ormiston and Margaret Chambers were married in Massachusetts in 2004. A family court judge has asked the supreme court whether he had jurisdiction…

Oct 9, 2007 2:42 PM CDT

$13.5 M Settlement in Nightclub Fire

Four companies sued in connection with a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to a $13.5 million settlement. A special master would determine how to distribute the money, the New York Times reports. About 300 plaintiffs are suing for injuries or deaths of family members…

Sep 6, 2007 2:45 PM CDT

Setbacks in Lead Paint Suits

Lead paint litigation looked promising when a Rhode Island jury last year found paint companies liable for creating a public nuisance. Since then, a series of rulings shielding paint manufacturers have changed that outlook, the National Law Journal reports. The Rhode Island action, brought by the state’s attorney general, was…

Aug 21, 2007 1:07 PM CDT

Did Slur Shake Up Law School Board?

A racial slur admittedly used by the man for whom Roger Williams University’s law school was named has reportedly resulted in the departure of four members of the university’s board of trustees. Ralph Papitto, 80, a major donor who has chaired the board for 40 years, says he has never…

Jul 16, 2007 8:14 PM CDT

DC Firm Racks Up Big Bill in RI Case

A well-known Washington, D.C., law firm is sending the state of Rhode Island six-figure monthly bills for ongoing representation in a huge environmental clean-up case. When the state asked Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan to represent R.I. in the case concerning a Southern Union Co. site in Tiverton, it anticipated monthly…

Jun 12, 2007 1:00 AM CDT

Paradise Lawst

Brian T. Dougan, a litigator at Boston based Gibson & Behman, has become the ultimate island hopper. This spring, Dougan starts splitting his time between offices in Rhode Island and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

May 1, 2007 7:23 PM CDT

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