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PURDUE SUBSIDIARY: Pictured above is a sign for the Rhodes Technologies plant complex at 498 Washington St. in Coventry. Rhodes is a subsidiary of Purdue Pharma, maker of prescription painkiller OxyContin, which is the subject of multiple lawsuits nationwide taking the drug manufacturer to task for the current “opioid epidemic.”
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Municipal opioids lawsuits moving quickly

While a lawsuit filed by Rhode Island is moving slowly, a proposed class-action lawsuit against opioid makers by cities and counties nationwide – including...
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY passed a bill that alters the Hospital Conversions Act to extend review of hospital acquisitions. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

General Assembly passes changes to strengthen Hospital Conversion Act

PROVIDENCE – A bill passed by the General Assembly over the weekend amends the Hospital Conversions Act to increase oversight time for hospital conversions...
R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha announced settlements with ticket sellers that listed or sold deceptive speculative tickets in Rhode Island. / COURTESY OFFICE OF THE R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL

AG targets speculative-ticket sales

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced the state reached settlements with three online ticket sellers this week, who were found to...
R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha warned Rhode Island residents of a recent phone scam targeting the elderly posing as a relative or friend requesting a wire transfer. / COURTESY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

AG warns of recent phone scam targeting the elderly

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha warned residents Thursday of a recent phone scam that targets the elderly. The scam, which Neronha called...
VINCENT J. MITCHELL, a Coventry man with a Warwick law practice specializing in estate planning and long-term health planning, pleaded no contest to an embezzlement charge. Mitchell was senteneced to 20 years and was ordered to pay restitution of $1.3 million. / COURTESY R.I. STATE POLICE

Coventry estate planning attorney pleads no contest to embezzlement charge in...

PROVIDENCE – Former Attorney Vincent J. Mitchell pleaded nolo contendere Thursday and was sentenced to 20 years with 8 to serve at the ACI...

Myrus appointed acting U.S. Attorney for District of R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Richard B. Myrus has been named acting U.S. attorney for the District of Rhode Island, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Myrus...
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