114 ABA Journal Rhode Island articles.
Updated: It now appears that it wasn’t merely a document but a PowerPoint presentation on legal costs allegedly purloined by an unknown person from a 2004 Sherwin-Williams board meeting that…
Apr 10, 2009 12:59 AM CDT
A lawyer who represented the state of Rhode Island in lead paint litigation calls a fight over a legal document a “tempest in a teapot” and…
Apr 8, 2009 11:44 AM CDT
When the president of the Rhode Island Bar Association abruptly resigned last week, a press release cited “personal and professional” matters that required “full-time attention.”
Today the Feb 27, 2009 4:26 PM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited the authority of the federal government to transfer land in trust for the benefit of Indian tribes.
The decision is a victory for states…
Feb 24, 2009 5:47 PM CST
Women and minorities are still underrepresented on the state trial and appellate court bench, regardless whether the judges are elected or appointed to their positions.
But there are things that…
Feb 2, 2009 9:13 PM CST
An almost 25-year-old law in Rhode Island is suddenly controversial, as it looks like it might be implemented for the first time.
The so-called hire-a-judge law enacted by the state…
Dec 24, 2008 6:31 PM CST
As of next week, a venerable 100-lawyer New England law firm will be expanding its attorney roster by about 25 percent, as it adds 25 lawyers from a Connecticut counterpart…
Sep 9, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
A lawyer in Cranston, R.I., was disbarred by the state’s supreme court last week after his counsel disclosed that Pasquale Scavitti III had admittedly stolen $2.5 million in more than…
Sep 2, 2008 6:48 PM CDT
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has overturned the nation’s first public nuisance verdict against former manufacturers of lead paint.
Defendants in the case are Sherwin-Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and…
Jul 1, 2008 1:56 PM CDT
The Rhode Island Supreme Court will consider tomorrow whether three lead paint companies can face liability for creating a public nuisance.
The court is expected to webcast the oral arguments,…
May 14, 2008 4:12 PM CDT
An agreed $30 million settlement by foam manufacturers concerning a Rhode Island nightclub inferno sparked by a rock band’s pyrotechnics brings the settlement total so far to over $100 million.…
May 13, 2008 11:29 PM CDT
Several states are considering programs to release inmates from jail early and save the cost of imprisonment.
Between 1987 and last year, states increased college spending by 21 percent, in…
May 5, 2008 4:43 PM CDT
A venerable Rhode Island law firm that long ago earned a respected name in the state’s history books has dwindled to the point where it is no longer a viable…
May 2, 2008 4:47 PM CDT
In a first for Rhode Island, the state’s highest court will webcast hearings on the closely watched lead-paint case against three major manufacturers.
While the state’s high court doesn’t typically…
Apr 22, 2008 10:50 AM CDT
A new—and short-lived—state law in Rhode Island that put 17-year-olds in adult court was constitutional, a judge says.
But because teens didn’t get probable cause hearings before being “referred” to…
Feb 6, 2008 6:45 PM CST
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