BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week Jennifer Stark has been appointed as Business and Labor Bureau chief, while Deputy Chief of Staff Britte McBride will oversee the office’s Policy and Government Division. more

FALL RIVER – Two individuals and their companies have pleaded guilty to gaming charges in connection with gambling operations run out of Internet café Leo’s Place in Fall River and Fairhaven, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more

PROVIDENCE – A settlement was announced last week by 11 states, including Rhode Island, requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt updated air standards against harmful particulate matter – commonly referred to as “soot” pollution – by Dec. 14. more

Many U.S. states and cities have approved measures to help fix poorly funded public pensions. Now courts will decide if they are legal or not. more

PAWTUCKET – Toy and game maker Hasbro Inc., has forced a team of independent game developers to shut down their “My Little Pony” multiplayer online game by issuing a cease-and-desist notice, the developers said in a blog posting. more

BOSTON – TD Bank told Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office this month that it lost unencrypted backup tapes containing personal information, including account information and Social Security numbers, for more than 73,000 Massachusetts customers. more

To understand why Rhode Island recently approved a set of local admiralty rules for disputes on the high seas, it helps to know the story of the British-flagged freighter M/V Lamma Forest. more

More than 100 members of the legal community, along with students, faculty, staff and alumni of Roger Williams University School of Law, recently gathered for the third annual Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception. more

Raytheon Co., the Massachusetts-based defense contractor with a facility in Portsmouth, won a $59.2 million case against the U.S. seeking to recover pension deficits for government contract work after the company sold off four units as part of a restructuring plan that began 12 years ago, Bloomberg News reported. more

PROVIDENCE – A Superior Court judge this month dismissed a lawsuit from the Pawtucket and Woonsocket school departments challenging the state’s new education-funding formula, upholding the constitutionality of the formula. more