Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
R.I. Heart Patient Wins $2 Million Malpractice Award
Jun 11 2008 // A Warwick man who claimed he suffered brain damage because he didn’t receive proper care during open heart surgery at Rhode Island Hospital has won a $2 million award from a Superior Court jury. With interest, the...
R.I. Senate Weighs System for Tracking Medical Mistakes
May 30 2008 // A Rhode Island Senate committee plans to vote on creating a new system for tracking medical mistakes and near mistakes after brain surgeons at Rhode Island Hospital operated three times on the wrong side of patients’...
R.I. Supreme Court to Hear Lead Paint Makers’ Liability Appeal Today
May 15 2008 // Three U.S. companies that once made lead paint have spent nearly a decade fighting off a lawsuit that could force them to pay billions to clean up contaminated properties. The case heads to the Rhode Island Supreme Court...
Foam Companies Agree to $30M Settlement in R.I. Nightclub Fire
May 14 2008 // Several foam manufacturers have agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits brought by survivors and family members of those who died in a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according to court papers filed this...
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...
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...
New Markets
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 &...
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...
