Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Families Hope Civil Suit Brings Accountability for R.I. Club Fire
Sep 27 2006 // Now that the criminal case stemming from The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island is ending, the families of some of the 100 people killed in the blaze are looking to a massive civil case for accountability. The federal...
Insurer Opposes Award to R.I. Man for Malfunctioning Penile Implant
Sep 26 2006 // A former handyman from North Providence, Rhode Island, who won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a malfunctioning penile implant may not get the money after a judge dismissed his claim. Superior Court Judge Edward C....
R.I. requires E&O
Sep 4 2006 // Effective Jan. 1, 2007, all Rhode Island resident insurance producers are required to carry errors and omissions insurance coverage as a condition of obtaining and retaining their insurance producer license. Individual...
Former Lead Paint Makers Seek Dismissal of R.I. Case
Aug 31 2006 // 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...
Some Katrina Evacuees Elect to Stay in Mass., R.I.
Aug 29 2006 // 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...
Conn., Mass., R.I. Kick-Off Tri-State Truck Enforcement Campaign
Aug 28 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell and State Police and Motor Vehicle officials from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will kick off a Tri-State Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Operation on Tuesday, August 29, at...
R.I. Ethics Panel Won’t Probe AG Lynch’s Ties to DuPont
Aug 24 2006 // 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...
Citing R.I. Report, Lead Paint Defendants Seek Retrial
Aug 23 2006 // Former lead paint manufacturers found liable for creating a public nuisance in Rhode Island say lawyers for the state misrepresented to jurors the extent of the state’s childhood lead poisoning problem and are...
R.I. AG Lynch Defends DuPont Lead Paint Settlement
Aug 11 2006 // Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch is defending a multimillion deal struck with DuPont Co. last year that dropped the company from the state’s lawsuit against former lead paint manufacturers. DuPont agreed...
R.I. Offers Loans to Tiverton Homeowners with Contaminated Land
Jul 25 2006 // Rhode Islanders whose homes are contaminated with toxic waste can now apply for low-interest loans from the state government under a bill signed by Gov. Don Carcieri. The signing ceremony was held in a Tiverton...
R.I. Adopts Multi-Pronged Health Care Affordability Program
Jul 7 2006 // The Rhode Island General Assembly recently passed the Health Care Affordability Act, a set of 14 bills intended to lower health insurance costs for small businesses, strengthen state control over provider expansion,...
