Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lloyd’s Settles Lawsuit Against Former R.I. Governor Sundlun
Oct 12 2007 // Former Rhode Island Governor Bruce Sundlun has settled a lawsuit filed by a British insurance market that claims he owes about $300,000. Lawyers for Sundlun and the Society of Lloyd’s, based in England, say...
Actuaries Urged to Watch for Emerging Benzene, Lead, Welding Rod Torts
Oct 10 2007 // Actuaries need to be on the look out for emerging mass tort claims related to benzene, lead paint, and welding rods, despite the fact that significant legal hurdles in these cases remain. The large pool of potential...
R.I. Fire Board Urged to Update Fire Codes without Legislation
Sep 27 2007 // The Rhode Island state board responsible for overseeing Rhode Island’s fire code should update its own regulations and should seek change through the General Assembly only as a “last resort,” said Senate...
News Currents
Sep 24 2007 // R.I. wants paint makers to pay $2.4 billion Three former makers of lead paint that lost a landmark Rhode Island lawsuit, including Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co., would have to pay an estimated $2.4 billion to clean...
R.I. Orders Paint Makers to Pay $2.4 Billion to Clean Up Lead
Sep 17 2007 // Three former makers of lead paint that lost a landmark Rhode Island lawsuit, including Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co., would have to pay an estimated $2.4 billion to clean up hundreds of thousands of homes...
Several R.I. Nightclub Fire Defendants Reported Near Settlement
Sep 7 2007 // Several defendants being sued by relatives of the 100 people killed in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement, one of the lawyers for the families told The Associated Press...
R.I. Rep. Kennedy Urges More ‘Sunshine’ at Regulators’ Meetings
Aug 21 2007 // The nation’s insurance commissioners hold too many closed door sessions when they get together for meetings, according to a Rhode Island state lawmaker active on insurance issues. In a letter this week to the...
R.I. Governor May Relax Fire Code
Aug 15 2007 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri and other state officials are renewing a push to relax Rhode Island’s fire code after a bill that proposed major revisions died in the General Assembly earlier this summer. Carcieri...
R.I. Hospital Reports Third Incidence of Wrong-Site Brain Surgery
Aug 6 2007 // A neurosurgeon at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence has been disciplined for operating on the wrong side of a patient’s brain, the third time such an error has occurred at the hospital in the last six years. The...
R.I. Audit of Beacon Confirms Unfair Practices; Seeks Fines, Refunds
Aug 2 2007 // Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. will pay a $2.5 million fine, refund $7 million to policyholders and continue to implement various management changes as the result of a long-awaited audit by Rhode Island officials of the...
R.I. drivers denied day to prove insurance
Jul 23 2007 // Siding with State Police who said it would create an “unnecessary and burdensome increase in paperwork,” Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri for the second year has vetoed a bill to give motorists who are ticketed...
R.I. Report: Transit Authority Paid $5.5 Million to Settle Claims
Jul 20 2007 // Rhode Island’s public transit authority has paid out $5.5 million in the last seven fiscal years to settle injury claims, according to records provided by the agency. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority two...
Six R.I. State Departments Lose Electricity
Jul 11 2007 // Rhode Island crews were working Monday evening to restore electricity to six state departments that lost power earlier in the day because of an underground electrical fire, officials said. The outages at the Pastore Campus...
In R.I., Beacon Mutual controversy rekindled over Labor nomination
Jul 2 2007 // Fallout from the management scandal at Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. was stirred anew last month when Gov. Donald L. Carcieri withdrew the renomination of Adelita Orefice as...
R.I. Bill Would Give Businesses Tax Break for Installing Fire Sprinklers
Jun 26 2007 // Legislation entitling business owners to a tax credit if they are forced to install sprinklers or new fire alarms has stalled in the General Assembly, but the bill’s backers said they were hopeful it could still pass...
R.I. Gov. Vetoes Giving Drivers Extra Day to Provide Insurance Proof
Jun 26 2007 // Siding with State Police who said it would create an “unnecessary and burdensome increase in paperwork,” Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri for the second year has vetoed a bill to give motorists who are ticketed...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Pulls Nomination Of Beacon Mutual Whistleblower
Jun 21 2007 // The fallout from the management scandal at Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. continued this week, even as the insurer unveiled its board of directors. Rhode Island Governor Donald...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // R.I. House members forward coastal measures The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs have introduced legislation they say is aimed at...
People
Jun 18 2007 // Gregg Effner has joined The Main Street America Group as assistant vice president of distribution management. Effner will be based at the headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and report to Doug Eden, senior vice president...
R.I. Lawmakers Again OK Grace Period for Auto Insurance Cardholders
Jun 8 2007 // Legislation to give motorists a one-business-day grace period to produce their auto insurance card if asked to do so by a police officer has been approved by the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives and is...
