Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Landmark R.I. lead paint case remains in legal limbo
Feb 26 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Rhode Island won a precedent-setting court victory against three former lead paint manufacturers, but the case has been in legal limbo since then as the companies have challenged the...
Don’t blame insurance agents for coastal mess
Feb 26 2007 // Over the past several months, a group of legislators from the Rhode Island House of Representatives has been meeting in an effort to understand and respond to the recent drastic — and, in some instances, draconian...
Families, Survivors Mark 4th Anniversary of R.I. Nightclub Blaze
Feb 20 2007 // So much has changed since the last anniversary of The Station nightclub fire — a 2003 blaze sparked by pyrotechnics for the ’80s rock band Great White that killed 100 people and injured more than twice that many in...
R.I. Lead Paint Court Case Remains in Legal Limbo
Feb 13 2007 // It’s been a year since Rhode Island won a precedent-setting court victory against three former lead paint manufacturers, but the case has been in legal limbo since then as the companies have challenged the verdict...
News Currents
Jan 28 2007 // R.I. lawmakers study ways to assist coastal homeowners A group of Rhode Island legislators examining insurance companies’ recent changes to homeowners’ policies for coastal areas met recently at the University...
R.I. High Court Throws Out Lawsuit Based on Bad Job Reference
Jan 24 2007 // Rhode Island’s highest court this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a licensed nurse who sued her former boss over a bad job reference. Paula Kevorkian said Judith Glass, her former supervisor at the Pawtuxet Village...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Adds to Control Over Beacon Mutual
Jan 12 2007 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has increased his influence over the operations of the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer by naming two new board members, a week after one of his business and...
Former R.I. Gov. Sundlun and Lloyd’s at odds
Jan 8 2007 // The London insurance market Lloyd’s has sued former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce Sundlun, accusing him of failing to pay about $300,000 in principal and interest. But Sundlun says he doesn’t owe Lloyd’s any...
Former R.I. Gov. Sundlun and Lloyd’s at odds
Jan 7 2007 // The London insurance market Lloyd’s has sued former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce Sundlun, accusing him of failing to pay about $300,000 in principal and interest. But Sundlun says he doesn’t owe Lloyd’s any...
A New President – and a New Era – For R.I.’s Beacon Mutual
Jan 5 2007 // James V. Rosati, a banking and investment executive and current chairman of the R.I. Airport Corp., has been selected to serve as president and chief executive officer of Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., Rhode Island’s...
Rule Restricting R.I. Crime Victim Compensation Challenged
Jan 2 2007 // An association of drug treatment programs is challenging a Rhode Island state policy that allows financial compensation to be denied to crime victims who have been convicted of driving drunk or dealing drugs. The Drug and...
Lloyd’s Sues Former R.I. Gov. Sundlun, Who Denies Owing Funds
Dec 27 2006 // The London insurance market Lloyd’s has sued former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce Sundlun, accusing him of failing to pay about $300,000 in principal and interest. But Sundlun says he doesn’t owe Lloyd’s any...
Low Cost Health Plans in R.I. to Require Weight Pledge
Dec 21 2006 // Workers who wish to enroll in low-cost “wellness” health plans now required by Rhode Island law must select a primary care physician, complete a health risk appraisal and pledge to remain at a healthy weight,...
R.I. AG Seeks Public Access to Station Nightclub Evidence
Nov 21 2006 // Attorney General Patrick Lynch has asked a state judge to allow public access to key evidence collected during the investigation and prosecution of the deadly Station nightclub fire. Lynch filed a motion with Superior...
Declarations
Nov 20 2006 // Economic windfall “It could be an economic windfall for the entire region. It’s something I think will have major ramifications in terms of resource distribution.” Darrell West, a political science...
Declarations
Nov 19 2006 // Declarations Darrell West, a political science professor at Brown University in Rhode Island, commenting on Democrats with seniority being positioned after the midterm election to become chairs of influential committees in...
R.I. Man Appeals Wrongful Death Verdict in Wife’s Scuba Diving Accident
Oct 27 2006 // A former Jamestown, R.I. town councilor found liable in his wife’s scuba diving death has appealed the jury’s verdict and is asking the state Supreme Court for a new trial. A jury deliberated for less than...
Business Moves
Oct 23 2006 // Narragansett Bay, Hanover Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., a member of Pawtucket Insurance Group, has agreed to take over the Rhode Island homeowners insurance business of Hanover Insurance Co. The transaction involves...
R.I. candidates spar
Oct 23 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri, Republican, and his challenger Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty, Democrat, traded bars over taxes, jobs and Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., the state’s dominant workers’ compensation...
Narragansett Bay Assumes R.I. Homeowners Renewals from Hanover
Oct 12 2006 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., a member of Pawtucket Insurance Group, has agreed to take over the Rhode Island homeowners insurance business of Hanover Insurance Co. The transaction involves approximately 1,500 Rhode...
