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Judge orders mediation for pension cases
Superior Court Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter has ordered the parties involved in the state pension reform litigation into mediation, the R.I. Judiciary announced Tuesday. more
| 12/18/12
RISD worker files charges against technicians union
Robert Vennerbeck, a technician at the Rhode Island School of Design has filed federal charges against the Rhode Island School of Design Technical Association union for violating his right to opt out of the union. more
| 10/18/12
R.I. to receive $648K in Pfizer settlement
Rhode Island is set to receive $647,722 as part of a $42.9 million national settlement with drug maker Pfizer Inc. for the unlawful promotion of its drugs Zyvox and Lyrica. more
| 12/12/12
Providence police agree to pension changes
Providence police officers have approved the package of pension and retirement benefit changes agreed to with the city in May, clearing the way for its implementation. Police were the last group of rank-and-file municipal employees to ratify the landmark cost-cutting settlement. more
State officials to seize Sawyer student records
State higher education officials will enter facilities of the closed Sawyer School over the weekend, accompanied by state police, to take custody of student academic and financial records, Mike Trainor, spokesman for the state Office of Higher Education, said at a press conference on Friday. more
Providence wins case against tobacco industry
In what the city of Providence is called “a case with national significance,” Chief Judge Mary Lisi of U.S. District Court in Rhode Island ruled to uphold the city’s laws banning the sale of tobacco products aimed at children. more
| 12/11/12
U.S. banks to pay $8.5B to settle foreclosure missteps
Ten of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers will pay a combined $8.5 billion under an agreement that will end case-by-case reviews of foreclosure-abuse claims stemming from a 2011 deal with regulators 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
Residents face Jan. 18 deadline for mortgage claims
Rhode Islanders who lost their primary residence due to an improper foreclosure process between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011 face a Jan. 18 deadline to file a claim under the $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement. more
| 1/11/13
BofA settlement process ‘seriously flawed,’ AIG expert says
Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion mortgage-bond settlement was reached through a “seriously flawed” process, said an expert for American International Group Inc., which has challenged the deal. more
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