117 ABA Journal Rhode Island articles.
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
More than two years after DuPont agreed to pay $12 million and clean up 600 homes in order to settle a lead paint lawsuit brought by the state of Rhode…
Dec 18, 2007 11:26 PM CST
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has refused to allow the state’s courts to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple married in Massachusetts.
The 3-2 ruling (PDF) released…
Dec 10, 2007 1:49 PM CST
The Defense Department has announced that Rhode Island Chief Justice Frank J. Williams will head the military appeals panel that reviews terror cases.
Williams replaces Chief Judge Griffin Bell as…
Nov 27, 2007 10:33 PM CST
Everyone agrees that Anthony “Corky” Sliwkowski loved his daughters. Yet when the Rhode Island dentist died in 2004, it turned out that he had disinherited the girls, then aged 11…
Nov 12, 2007 11:57 PM CST
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…
Nov 1, 2007 6:32 PM CDT
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…
Oct 9, 2007 2:42 PM CDT
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…
Sep 6, 2007 2:45 PM CDT
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…
Aug 21, 2007 1:07 PM CDT
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…
Jul 16, 2007 8:14 PM CDT
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,…
Jun 12, 2007 1:00 AM CDT
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…
May 1, 2007 7:23 PM CDT
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