Tag: Peter F. Neronha
Let public in on benefits of academic role in health system
The potential for a health care monopoly in the state was the primary reason Attorney General Peter F. Neronha denied a proposed merger between...
R.I. AG announces final $107M settlement with opioid companies
PROVIDENCE – Litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors by the state is now concluded, according to Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, following the settlements...
Neronha sues 2 car dealers for allegedly conducting unfair pricing practices
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is suing a pair of local car dealerships for allegedly engaging in unfair consumer pricing practices...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, February 2022
1. McKee ending R.I. mask mandates for businesses, schools POSTED ONLINE: FEB. 9. Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced that the state would lift its...
Mass. court freezes sale of R.I. utility business pending review in...
PROVIDENCE – After securing the green light from Rhode Island utility regulators, the court in a neighboring state has stepped in to stop the...
R.I. to get $45M in $5.5B settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler...
PROVIDENCE – Opioid maker Purdue Pharma LP and the Sackler family members who own the company settled with nine state attorneys general for their...
J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday,...
Lifespan, CNE withdraw merger application, won’t contest challenges
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's two major hospital systems, Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System, announced on Wednesday that they are withdrawing their...
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...
AG demands records on RIPTA data breach
PROVIDENCE – The state’s top legal officer is ordering the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare to turn over documents showing what they...