Latest Rhode Island Headlines

All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.

R.I. Supreme Court to Webcast Arguments in Lead Paint Case

May 13 2008 // People following the state’s lawsuit against former lead paint manufacturers can watch online this week as both sides argue their case to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.The court plans to Webcast the May 15 arguments...

Plaintiffs: Gas Firm to Pay for Rhode Island ‘Blue Soil’ Cleanup

Apr 25 2008 // An energy company has agreed to pay residents of a polluted waterfront neighborhood in Rhode Island and to clean up the massive contamination that turned the soil under their homes blue, lawyers for the neighbors said,...

Providence, R.I. Firefighters with Cancer to Get Disability Pensions

Apr 22 2008 // Providence, Rhode Island firefighters diagnosed with cancer will receive accidental disability pensions under a measure passed by the City Council.Firefighters with cancer will be presumed to have developed the disease on...

Speaker Maker, Bus Companies Reach R.I. Club Fire Settlement

Apr 21 2008 // A speaker maker and two bus companies have agreed to pay a combined $1.3 million in tentative settlements stemming from a 2003 fire at a Rhode Island nightclub that killed 100 people, according to court papers filed.The...

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Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts & Bolts:...

New Markets

Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Liquor Liability with Assault and...

Speaker Maker, Bus Companies Reach R.I. Club Fire Settlements

Apr 1 2008 // A speaker maker and two bus companies have agreed to pay a combined $1.3 million in tentative settlements stemming from a 2003 fire at a Rhode Island nightclub that killed 100 people, according to court papers filed last...

New Markets

Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...

R.I. Responds to Lead Paint Makers’ Appeal of Clean Up Verdict

Mar 18 2008 // Lawyers for the state are asking Rhode Island’s Supreme Court to uphold a two-year-old jury verdict against three former lead paint manufacturers.The state was expected to file court papers this week in response to...

2008 State Rankings: Sinners and Saints Among Tort Systems

Mar 14 2008 // Florida ranks the worst in terms of tort costs and litigation risks, while North Dakota ranks the best. In a separate ranking, Colorado has the best tort laws on its books, while Rhode Island has the worst.The free-market...

R.I. Weighs Tracking System for Medical Mistakes

Mar 10 2008 // Lawmakers in Rhode Island have proposed creating a system that would track medical errors by Ocean State doctors.The proposal comes after several well-publicized errors last year in which doctors operated on the wrong...

New Markets

Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...

Parents of R.I. ATV Crash Victim Urge Tougher Safety, Liability Laws

Mar 9 2008 // The parents of a Coventry, Rhode Island woman who died in an ATV crash are calling for tougher state laws governing the vehicles.Ashley Phelps died in June when the all-terrain vehicle she was a passenger on struck some...

Artwork Stolen from Mass. Home in 1976 Resurfaces in R.I. Court

Mar 4 2008 // Three paintings stolen more than 30 years ago are now the subject of a court fight after turning up in the home of a prominent Rhode Islander.The paintings, valued at about $1 million, were taken during a violent home...

After Brain Surgery Mistakes, R.I. Lawmakers Propose Tracking System

Feb 27 2008 // Rhode Island lawmakers are proposing a system to investigate and track medical mistakes and so-called “near misses” after brain surgeons at Rhode Island Hospital operated on the wrong side of patients’...

R.I. Display Case Firm Fined 3 Times for Worker Injuries

Feb 19 2008 // A display case manufacturer has reached three settlement agreements with the federal government over workplace injuries since 2002.Federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration records show Packaging Concepts...

Fires Exhaust R.I. Red Cross Relief

Feb 6 2008 // A series of fires in Rhode Island has exhausted the state Red Cross’ fund for emergency assistance.CEO John Holt says the agency helped 247 people in December and January, compared with 133 people during the same...

TV Station Agrees to $30M Settlement with R.I. Nightclub Fire Victims

Feb 4 2008 // A Rhode Island TV station and a cameraman accused of getting in the way of people fleeing the nightclub fire that killed 100 people have reached a tentative $30 million settlement with survivors and victims’...

R.I. Beacon Mutual Whistleblower Moves On

Jan 27 2008 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has named Sandra Powell as interim director of the state Department of Labor and Training.Powell — who spent 19 years at the department in workforce development programs — replaces...

R.I. Labor Chief, Beacon Mutual Whistleblower, Moves On

Jan 16 2008 // Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri has named Sandra Powell as interim director of the state Department of Labor and Training.Powell replaces Adelita Orefice, who had run the department since 2004. Powell has spent 19 years...