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R.I. AG teams with Facebook for online safety campaign

May 15, 2013 12:28 PM
By Bryan Cohen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced the launch of a new public education campaign Tuesday in cooperation with Facebook to protect the online privacy of teens. Kilmartin formally unveiled the campaign at the National … Read More »

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R.I. SC says state not required to pay lead industries’ court costs

May 10, 2013 12:15 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) — The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state does not have to pay more than $10 million in litigation costs to a group of companies sued by the state over lead paint exposure. … Read More »

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Report: Nightclub owners want R.I. SC to vacate $1 million workers’ comp fine

April 25, 2013 9:34 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) — The owners of a nightclub where 100 people died in a 2003 fire are asking the Rhode Island Supreme Court to vacate a workers’ compensation court’s judgment of $1 million against them. In 2004, a … Read More »

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R.I. high school not liable for horseplay injuries

April 25, 2013 8:29 AM
By Nathan Bass

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Rhode Island has held that a high school was not liable for injuries to a student who was injured during horseplay he initiated. Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell wrote the opinion … Read More »

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Multi-state coalition urges U.S. SC to let EPA reduce air pollution

April 24, 2013 11:36 AM
By Bryan Cohen

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that a 10-state and five-city coalition filed a court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an air pollution reduction regulation. Schneiderman is leading the coalition … Read More »

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R.I. AG presents legislation for personal care assistant background checks

April 12, 2013 11:59 AM
By Bryan Cohen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin presented legislation Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee to protect seniors and other vulnerable populations by regulating background checks for personal care attendants. The legislation, S0461 in the Senate … Read More »

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R.I. judge rejects another claim of wrongful foreclosure against MERS

April 10, 2013 2:45 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) — A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has rejected another multi-count claim of wrongful foreclosure against the national mortgage registry known as MERS. In Van Hoecke v. First Franklin Financial Corporation, Justice Allen Rubine issued a … Read More »

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R.I. AG says mortgage transparency bill to be heard

March 27, 2013 12:12 PM
By Bryan Cohen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced Tuesday that a proposed bill to be heard before the state Senate and House would increase mortgage transparency and make loan owners more apparent. The legislation, S0547 and … Read More »

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Committee to hear R.I. AG’s ‘pay-to-play’ bill

March 26, 2013 10:04 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin’s legislation prohibiting so-called “pay-to-play” contracts was expected to be heard before a House committee Tuesday. House Bill 5490, introduced in the General Assembly last month, would prohibit state vendors … Read More »

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R.I. AG announces $150,000 housing grant

March 21, 2013 11:11 AM
By Bryan Cohen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced a $150,000 grant Wednesday for the Housing Action Coalition of Rhode Island to support efforts for the prevention of mortgage foreclosures. The grant is part of the National … Read More »

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