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11/17/2024

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11/15/2024

A Traffic Tribunal decision to find a driver guilty of refusing to submit to a chemical test has been upheld in District Court despite a mistaken use of a consent form for motorists under 18.

A Traffic Tribunal decision to find a driver guilty of refusing to submit to a chemical test has been upheld in District Court despite a mistaken use of a consent form for motorists under 18. State Police Trooper Samuel Hebb conducted a motor vehicle stop after observing appellant Roberto Andrade, t...

11/15/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education hearing officer ordered the general treasurer to withhold a portion of the noneducation-related aid owed to the city of Providence in the amount of ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/15/education-funding-crowley-act/

11/14/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where defendants have filed a motion to strike, seeking an order excluding new evidence that was not timely disclosed as required by Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/13/civil-practice-discovery-impeachment-evidence/

11/14/2024

A civil rights complaint against an off-duty Pawtucket police officer who fired his revolver in a restaurant parking lot in West Greenwich should not be dismissed, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled, finding it plausible that the officer was acting under color of law.

11/13/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a petitioner’s application for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture was denied based on an immigration judge’s finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/07/immigration-torture-acquiescence/

11/13/2024

A petitioner has been advised by the Ethics Commission that the Code of Ethics precludes him from accepting the position of Emergency Management director for the town of Charlestown given that the petitioner is privately employed, and intends to remain privately employed, as chief of a nonprofit corporation that provides emergency medical services for the town.

11/12/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a U.S. District Court judge dismissed a union’s complaint challenging the constitutionality of the debt limit statute, 31 U.S.C. §3101(b), that decision should be upheld because ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/06/constitutional-standing-mootness/

11/12/2024

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11/12/2024

A Superior Court judge has found that a memorandum of understanding signed by parties at the close of mediation in a medical malpractice case did not result in an enforceable settlement.

A Superior Court judge has found that a memorandum of understanding signed by parties at the close of mediation in a medical malpractice case did not result in an enforceable settlement. Plaintiff Linda Phelan signed a handwritten MOU under which she agreed to accept $150,000 from her former physici...

11/11/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a defendant off-duty Pawtucket police officer fired his revolver at the plaintiffs in a restaurant parking lot in West Greenwich, the officer’s motion ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/04/civil-rights-off-duty-police-shooting/

11/11/2024

An applicant for a zoning variance was entitled to attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act after it successfully appealed the North Smithfield Zoning Board of Review’s denial of its application, a Superior Court judge has found.

11/08/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where (1) the town of Cumberland failed to issue a building permit to a developer and (2) the developer has filed a motion to adjudge the town in contempt for allegedly violating ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/06/zoning-contempt-comprehensive-permit/

11/08/2024

ICYMI: A U.S. magistrate judge has rejected a challenge to the invocation of the attorney-client privilege by the defendants in a Fair Labor Standards Act dispute.

A U.S. magistrate judge has rejected a challenge to the invocation of the attorney-client privilege by the defendants in a Fair Labor Standards Act dispute. A collective action was brought by plaintiff employees claiming that they were improperly classified as “exempt,” were required to work mor...

11/07/2024

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11/07/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where two defendants allegedly breached a contract when they did not give the plaintiff proper credit for its funding and involvement in a documentary movie about ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/06/contract-film-funding-credit/

11/07/2024

A suit over a policyholder’s request to employ counsel at its insurer’s expense should be remanded to Superior Court because the amount in controversy at the time of removal did not exceed $75,000, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled.

11/06/2024

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where an employee of a nonprofit corporation that currently contracts with the town of Charlestown to provide emergency medical services has been offered the position of emergency management director for ... CONTINUE: https://rilawyersweekly.com/blog/2024/11/04/conflict-of-interest-municipal-contract-emergency-medical-services/

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Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly, founded in 1980, reports decisions issued by all the state and federal courts in Rhode Island, as well as changes to court rules, verdict and settlement reports, disciplinary notices and all other news vital to attorneys in the state.