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R.I. businesses targeted by RICC scam letter
Rhode Island businesses are being targeted with a direct mail solicitation scam letter from an organization calling itself Rhode Island Corporate Compliance, the Secretary of State’s office warned Friday. more
| 4/5/13
URI campus lockdown ends
(Updated, 2:25 p.m.) The University of Rhode Island’s has ended the lockdown that began around 11 a.m. when police were called in to investigate a report of a man with a gun. more
| 4/4/13
RBS shareholders sue for $6B on 2008 rights offering
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and former CEO Fred Goodwin were sued by about 12,000 shareholders who said the lender misled them in 2008 when it issued new shares months before a government bailout. more
Covidien wins $176.5M in patent fight with J&J’s Ethicon
Medical technology maker Covidien PLC was awarded $176.5 million in a patent infringement suit with Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. more
| 3/29/13
RBS sued by ING, Illinois teachers over 2008 rights offering
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc was sued by a group of 21 pension funds and investment firms claiming the lender misled them about its finances when selling new shares in 2008, months before a government bailout. more
Prov. Police: Violent crime ‘static,’ burglaries drop in ’12
While all crime combined fell 4 percent, the worst offenses – including murder, rape, robbery and assault – occurred at the same rate in 2011 and 2012, the Providence Police Department announced Thursday. more
State gains $750K for Smithfield Superfund cleanup
The state Department of Environmental Management has reached an agreement with seven defendants that calls for them to initially pay $750,000 to the state as compensation for “damages to groundwater and other natural resources at the Davis Superfund site in Smithfield.” more
| 3/22/13
R.I. to land $105K for Google privacy breach
Pending a $7 million national settlement, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined 37 other states and the District of Columbia in a consumer privacy suit against Google Inc., collecting $104,491 for Rhode Island. more
Judge rules Providence pension settlement fair
Superior Court Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter has issued a ruling that Providence’s pension settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate,” according to a statement released today by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras. more
| 3/11/13
Avtech joins national coalition to stop IP, IT theft
Warren-based technology manufacturer Avtech Software Inc. is the latest Rhode Island company to join the National Alliance for Jobs and Innovation, a non-partisan organization designed to increase awareness about stolen intellectual property and the subsequent negative impact on jobs, innovation and economic growth. more
| 3/8/13
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