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Rhode Island

114 ABA Journal Rhode Island articles.

Victimized by ransomware, law firm sues insurer for $700K in lost billings

A Rhode Island law firm has filed a lawsuit against its insurer over coverage for a ransomware attack that locked down the firm’s computer files for three months.

Moses Afonso…

Municipalities find new funding source by filing class-action suits

A growing number of municipalities throughout the country have found an innovative way to add to their bottom lines—joining class-action suits on a contingency-fee basis.

Providence, Rhode Island, has filed…

Some retailers end on-call scheduling after probes by multiple states

Attorneys general from eight states and Washington, D.C., are investigating a retailer scheduling practice described as unfair by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

In letters sent Wednesday, he and…

Lawyer and 5 others face charges in claimed mortgage-fraud scheme

A Rhode Island lawyer has been criminally charged, along with five other defendants, in a claimed mortgage-fraud scheme between 2007 and 2014 involving over a dozen properties in Rhode Island…

Judge repeatedly mistreated women, had ‘propensity to remove his pants in chambers,’ report says

Disciplinary charges filed Monday accuse a Rhode Island judge of mistreating female staff, attorneys and the public, as well as other behavior that cast doubt on his fitness to serve…

Family sues over police handling of a false claim about chemicals in 8-year-old girl’s backpack

The family of a Rhode Island elementary school student filed a federal civil rights suit Thursday against Tiverton police and school officials.

It alleges that a third-grader was taken off…

Brothers had Rhode Island practice for 18 years despite never passing state bar

A Massachusetts lawyer failed the Rhode Island bar exam eight times, while his lawyer brother never took the state’s bar exam at all, yet they maintained a law office in…

Ruling gets lawyer a 1-year suspension for misconduct

Lawyer Keven A. McKenna has been suspended from the practice of law for one year.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court, in a ruling Friday, found that McKenna had, among other…

Court orders removal of $1.8M home mistakenly built on park land

A developer who relied on a faulty land survey will have to move the $1.8 million home he built on park land on Rhode Island’s coast, the state supreme court…

9 charged after murder arraignment erupts into courthouse melee and chase

A seemingly innocuous remark at a murder case arraignment Tuesday afternoon erupted into a war of words between two families, brawling, a court panic alarm and a foot chase as…

Landmark DOJ settlement with RI provides road map to disability-law compliance for 49 other states

A landmark settlement with Rhode Island over placement of disabled individuals in low-wage, segregated settings will provide a road map for compliance in 49 other states, the Department of Justice…

Lawyer who tossed bean bags during closing won’t be held in contempt

A criminal defense lawyer who tossed bean bags during closing arguments while comparing the state’s case to excrement will not be held in contempt.

Judge William Carnes Jr. of Providence,…

Insurer had duty to defend ‘Heavy Hitter’ law firm in deceptive advertising case, federal judge says

A malpractice exclusion in a law firm’s director’s and officer’s liability insurance policy did not excuse the carrier from providing a defense in a lawsuit against the firm over its…

Former law student in police standoff after law school said he sent threatening email

A former law student at Roger Williams University was being evaluated Tuesday night following an incident in which he allegedly sent threatening email to faculty and administrators at the university’s…

Pierce Atwood to acquire 10-attorney Rhode Island firm

A well-known New England law firm has announced plans to acquire a 10-attorney Providence, R.I.-based commercial and construction litigation boutique.

Little Bulman Medeiros & Whitney will become part of Maine-based…

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