Memorial is getting personal with e-health records
Fred Lermer has come close to death a couple of times – with bleeding ulcers for which he needed surgery, and with a blood...
No job too big or small for Casali
When the University of Rhode Island was looking for a firm to design a plan for its rural Kingston campus to curb a flooding...
‘Monster’ court dispute is looming
For more than a year, business owner Christina Vitagliano has been locked in a battle over her company’s name – a trademark dispute that...
Canadian asbestos cases dismissed
In dismissing 39 asbestos-related injury cases in May that originated in Canada, from plaintiffs who neither lived nor worked in Rhode Island, the R.I....
Lynch new president of National<br> Association of Attorneys General
The National Association of Attorneys General named Rhode Island’s chief law enforcement official, Patrick C. Lynch, its new president at its annual summer meeting,...
CVS faces charge of selling old products
CVS Caremark Corp., the nation’s second-largest drug store chain by sales, and Rite Aid Corp., the third biggest, were accused by New York Attorney...
Fallout from subprime crisis won’t be limited
The implosion of Bear Stearns & Co. underscores the recent debt and equity market disruptions caused by the subprime crisis. The historic default rate...
Emissive Energy wins long fight v. false claim
Craig Scott is an attorney with the firm Duffy Sweeney & Scott, which has offices in Providence and Boston. He concentrates his practice in...
Twin River gets no bites from state
The owners of Twin River may be in financial trouble and may need to seek bankruptcy protection, but state leaders say Rhode Island’s share...
Waterfront park, more soccer fields<br> on McMahon’s agenda
Robert McMahon, the superintendent of the Providence parks system, is a 22-year veteran of the city Parks Department. He is in charge of...














