Sirius radio’s $4.6B XM deal faces serious scrutiny
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s $4.57 billion purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. faces opposition from regulators, legislators and other broadcasters, Bloomberg News reports.
The...
Cumberland trucking firm to be sentenced May 19
The sentencing of Cumberland-based Berkeley Transportation Co. has been set for May 19, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
The company last year agreed to plead...
KVH expands small-boat TV options
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries, which last year brought satellite TV to the small boat market with its 14-inch TracVision M3 antenna system, has expanded...
Ready to help in New Orleans
For spring break this year, about two dozen law students and faculty from Roger Williams University are heading south to New Orleans. But it...
Microsoft settles Iowa consumer antitrust lawsuit
Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software maker, has settled a case claiming it used its monopoly position to overcharge Iowa consumers for software products...
Business attorney-client privilege rules eased
The attorney-client privilege and work-product protections are critical to businesses. These privileges allow businesses to consult freely and confidentially with their attorneys as they...
Regulators in quandary over lawyers’ blogs
Wakefield attorney Jon Pincince says he keeps a blog on Rhode Island legal issues, court cases, laws, legislation, social issues and political issues mostly...
Seekonk storyteller wins spoken-word Grammy
SEEKONK – Bill Harley, a children's book author, storyteller, humorist and performer, has won his first Grammy Award, in the Best Spoken Word Album...
GateHouse Media completes <br>purchase of JRC papers
FAIRPORT, N.Y. – GateHouse Media has completed its acquisition of seven newspapers in southeastern Massachusetts from the Journal Register Co., at a final price...
R.I. economy continues to expand in December
KINGSTON – The latest analysis by Leonard Lardaro, a professor of economics at the University of Rhode Island, shows the state’s economy continued to...
