Lawyer prevails at high court in prisoner habeas suit
Judith H. Mizner won a 9-0 victory at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month in a decision that could open doors for those seeking relief from convictions in Rhode Island courts. Mizner, an attorney...
View ArticleTainted pastries result in lawsuit
The Boston law firm Cooley, Manion, Jones filed a lawsuit in Providence Superior Court last week on behalf of a Rehoboth, Mass., teen who contracted salmonella poisoning from eating contaminated...
View ArticleAG defends sharing data with immigration agents
Amid widespread criticism, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has been on a public relations blitz to defend the state’s participation in a controversial federal program that allows local law...
View ArticleEvidence admissible in asbestos case
An asbestos exposure chart submitted by a plaintiff suffering from end-stage malignant mesothelioma meets the “dying declaration” exception under R.I.R. Evid. 804 (b)(2), the Superior Court has ruled....
View ArticleWorker classification enforcement on rise
Employers that improperly treat workers as independent contractors are the target of stepped-up audit and enforcement efforts by the federal government. With misclassification claims on the rise...
View ArticleAirport screening suit against TSA dismissed
One of the first lawsuits alleging that the Transportation Security Administration’s new passenger screening procedures at airport security checkpoints are “highly intrusive and degrading” has been...
View ArticleLawyer helps deliver key ruling for charter schools
In a case of first impression, the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education reasonably interpreted the state’s public charter...
View ArticleLocal Immigration Court backlog among worst in U.S.
As political leaders continue to debate how best to address illegal immigration in the United States, the local Immigration Court is buckling under the weight of a spiraling caseload and a shortage of...
View ArticleLawyers wary of litigation finance companies
A burgeoning but little known industry that purports to throw a financial lifeline to personal injury plaintiffs is causing headaches for lawyers and their clients. Providence attorney John P. Barylick...
View ArticlePhony lawyers plaguing local immigration practice
As skyrocketing caseloads overwhelm the dwindling ranks of judges sitting at the U.S. Immigration Court in Boston, the unauthorized practice of immigration law remains a pernicious problem that...
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