Tag: Lawsuit
ACLU files lawsuit against RIPTA, United Healthcare over data breach
PROVIDENCE – Earlier this year, Alexandra Morelli received a distressing notification: Her personal data had been compromised in an August 2021 cyberattack on the...
Feds sue poultry producers, alleging unfair worker practices
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against some of the largest poultry producers in the U.S. along with a proposed...
Lawsuit filed against new state restriction on firearm magazines
PROVIDENCE – Within days of Gov. Daniel J. McKee signing three gun-control measures into law, a legal challenge was filed in federal court on...
3 R.I. landlords facing lawsuits for lead poisoning violations
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has filed lawsuits against three Rhode Island landlords for noncompliance with laws intended to prevent lead poisoning...
R.I., 15 other states file lawsuits to electrify USPS fleet
Rhode Island and 15 states that want the U.S. Postal Service to electrify its mail delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands...
R.I. attorney general’s lawsuit accuses businessman, 2 companies of scamming small...
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is suing two businesses and a Florida businessman to stop them from conducting what Neronha says is...
Fishermen sue to end industry-funded monitoring program
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of fishing companies in New England is bringing its bid to try to end industry-funded monitoring programs to...
Former Providence police recruit sues department, claiming race discrimination
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on Aug. 18 filed a federal lawsuit charging the Providence Police Department with race...
Former Providence police recruit sues department, claiming race discrimination
PROVIDENCE – The ACLU of Rhode Island on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit charging the Providence Police Department with race discrimination in its treatment...
Will stronger regs save vape shops?
White Horse Vapor expanded quickly over the past six years, growing from a single store in North Providence to three in Rhode Island and...