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In what it called a case of first impression, the Rhode Island Superior Court has held that the Department of Business Regulation ("DBR") has jurisdiction to hear appeals of fines imposed by local licensing boards. However, DBR is not required to hold a de novo...
On July 18, 2013, the Superior Court issued five decisions on defendant's pre-trial motions in an asbestos case that might become the first such case to go to trial in Rhode Island in over 20 years. The decisions provide some guidance on how the Court may rule on...
The Superior Court has held in an asbestos case that bankrupt entities are not joint tortfeasors so that non-settling defendants cannot place the entities' names on the jury verdict form for an apportionment of responsibility. The Court also said that defendants...
The Superior Court has held that an insured making a claim against its insurance agent for obtaining inadequate insurance may not recover its attorney's fees from the agent in the absence of a express statutory or contractual provision. The plaintiffs are several...
The Rhode Island Superior Court has issued a decision addressing several claims by employees against their employer and other employees pursuant to the Rhode Island Drug Testing Statutue, R.I.G.L. 28-6.5.1, et seq. The court held that individual...
The Superior Court has held that two former clients cannot sue their attorney for violations of the Rhode Island Deceptive Trade Practices Act ("the Act") based on attorney advertising because such advertising is regulated by the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Plaintiffs...
The Massachusetts federal district court has held under Massachusetts law that an exchange of emails between the parties' counsel can constitute an enforceable settlement agreement. In doing so, the court contrasted Massachusetts law with that of Rhode Island which...
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a Superior Court finding that defendant tortiously interfered with a contract plaintiff had with a codefendant to purchase marina slips. The Court also held that although the Superior Court improperly relied on evidence not...
In a long-running dispute arising from the dissolution of a law firm, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has held that the phrase "smoking gun" is not slander per se, that a claim for tortious interference with contract requires a quantification of damages and that the...
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has held that a defendant that has not asserted a crossclaim against a codefendant has no standing to appeal the dismissal of plaintiff's claims against the codefendant. The plaintiff tripped over a portion of the sidewalk on South Main...
