Lawyers for the state of Rhode Island and former lead paint manufacturers were expected this week to recommend experts to assist a judge as he directs the companies to carry out what could be a hugely expensive cleanup of homes …
A state fire marshal who said he never noticed a major safety problem at a Rhode Island nightclub where a fire later killed 100 people can’t be sued because state law shields him from liability and because he didn’t ignite …
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has rejected an offer by former Senate President William Irons to settle conflict-of-interest charges related to his business dealings with CVS Corp. After a closed-door meeting, Commission Chairman James Lynch Sr. refused to say why …
A Rhode Island judge has ordered three former lead paint manufacturers to clean up contamination in Rhode Island and said he would appoint a special master to advise him on exactly what the companies should be required to do. Lawyers …
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 West …
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 and demanded a new trial. …
Relatives of the 100 people killed in a 2003 Warwick, Rhode Island nightclub fire sparked by a rock band’s pyrotechnics reacted with fury Wednesday to news that the club owners would plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges, and that …
Lawyers for three former lead paint manufacturers found liable for creating a public nuisance asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss the state of Rhode Island’s lawsuit against them or order a new trial, saying the state failed to provide enough …
On the third floor of a dark brick apartment building in Fall River, Mass., in the one-bedroom unit where she lives by herself, Theresa Reed maintains the trappings of cozy home life: a photo of a granddaughter on Santa’s lap, …
Rhode Island’s Ethics Commission has declined to investigate Attorney General Patrick Lynch’s decision to accept campaign money from a DuPont Co. lawyer as he was negotiating to drop DuPont from a lead paint lawsuit potentially worth billions of dollars. Commissioners …
