Tag: Justice
Two-decade con yielded $450,000 until feds caught up to them
PROVIDENCE – U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. accepted the guilty pleas of a Rhode Island couple for defrauding the U.S. government...
CVS is Purdue’s largest listed creditor
NEW YORK – Purdue Pharma LP told a bankruptcy court it owes almost $100 million to pharmacy-benefit managers, drug distributors and state health departments in...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy to wipe out 2,000...
WILMINGTON, Del. – Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy with a more than $10 billion plan to settle claims that it fueled the U.S....
Fall River’s Correia now faces charges of extortion of marijuana dispensaries
FALL RIVER – Fall River Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II has been charged with a slew of new allegations from federal prosecutors that claim...
Toys R Us wind-down entity sues DLT for self-insurance funds
PROVIDENCE – The wind-down entity of Toys R Us-Delaware Inc. has sued the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, according to federal court documents...
Who should be paid with settlement money from opioid medication producers?
On Aug. 26 an Oklahoma judge ordered health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay the state $572 million for costs incurred in the...
U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Aspen Aerogels patent
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a 2018 decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission that determined...
Father and son jailed for fraudulent sales to defense subcontractor
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island businessman and his son received prison terms Wednesday after pleading guilty to fraudulently selling substandard titanium to a Connecticut...
Providence JUMP bike program temporarily pulled following vandalism and theft
PROVIDENCE – The JUMP bike program in Providence will temporarily go offline following reports of vandalism and theft of the bikes, the Providence Mayor’s...
Alex and Ani dismisses lawsuit against BofA
PROVIDENCE – Alex and Ani LLC has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Bank of America that alleged sexism, ageism and discriminatory lending practices. The...
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