R.I. Lawyers Weekly

A statewide legal newspaper providing in-depth reporting on all state and federal courts in the Rhode Island.

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The Portsmouth Planning Board’s approval of a preliminary plan application for a five-lot minor subdivision has been affirmed on appeal. https://t.co/bqoqNh8fwn

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a plaintiff has alleged race-based discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII, the defendant employer’s motion for summary judgment should be ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/Xv9ShvL5CP

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Lawyers say the U.S. Supreme Court recently handed labor a solid win. https://t.co/U3GX8cFBlQ

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a defendant has moved to suppress evidence found at his residence during a search authorized by a warrant, the motion should be denied because ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/AVM312CMlO

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A defendant’s motion to suppress should be denied despite “relatively slim” evidence connecting his residence to any drugs or drug proceeds, a U.S. District Court judge has decided. https://t.co/cpwiFQixJZ

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a jury found in favor of a defendant insurance company in an action alleging negligence against a policyholder for a motor vehicle accident, the verdict should be upheld because ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/112EZyuLQC

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A legal malpractice claim stemming from an attorney’s handling of a client’s tax dispute with the city of Warwick was barred by the three-year statute of limitations, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has found. https://t.co/CNODc0SXGo

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where plaintiffs have filed an appeal contending that the trial judge erred in ruling that they failed to satisfy the hostility element of ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/Ra9jlHFUqY

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The Rhode Island Supreme Court has found no error in a trial judge‘s decision to allow a state trooper to authenticate Google Earth aerial photographs of an Interstate 95 interchange where an accident occurred. https://t.co/35H6TBYWOw

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a plaintiff has filed a complaint under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the complaint must be dismissed because ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/z6A4lcUOwT

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A Traffic Tribunal magistrate’s decision to sustain three charges against a driver has been upheld on appeal. https://t.co/l8cRCpMJAf

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a plaintiff has alleged that the defendants were negligent by not conducting “a basic internet search” of a prospective tenant they produced for the plaintiff’s condominium, a grant of summary judgment ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/OymBK3ictI

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The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld an order voiding a sale of a testator’s real property to one of the co-executors of his estate without probate court approval. https://t.co/R0Er8j20SO

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a defendant convicted of first-degree child molestation has challenged the denial of his motion to suppress statements he made to police, there was no ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/M5WLCIAYbi

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The manufacturer of a fan allegedly responsible for causing a house fire should be denied summary judgment, a U.S. District Court judge has decided. https://t.co/EQkaGBQeBw

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a plaintiff filed a complaint under the Open Meetings Act after she was denied permission to attend the meetings of the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Advisory Board, a judgment ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/O4d4PxrBsH

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Experts say the day is coming when failure to use available AI technology in representing a client may be deemed a breach of the standard of care.
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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a complaint asserting violations of a purchase and sale agreement was dismissed under the doctrine of res judicata, that decision should be ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/U60Votb6DZ

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A default judgment ordering specific performance of a purchase and sale agreement precluded a subsequent suit alleging breach of that agreement, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has determined. https://t.co/OIdM9dyPzp

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Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a Superior Court judge affirmed an order that voided the sale of a testator’s real property to one of the co-executors of his estate, the judge’s decision should be ... CONTINUE: https://t.co/GU171em3ub