Tag: U.S. District Court
Legislation to eliminate residency requirement for cannabis license applicants moving ahead
The R.I. General Assembly is poised to provide its final stamp on legislation that could resolve the trio of federal lawsuits that have halted...
R.I. Senate approves bill reviving expired clergy abuse lawsuits
Two days after Senate leaders pledged their support, the chamber approved legislation that would open the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence and other institutions...
CVS challenges Tennessee law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. is suing the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy over a new law that prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in that...
Feds jump in after battle over prediction market regulation hits R.I.
Add the federal agency overseeing prediction markets to the list of antagonists seeking to supersede the state of Rhode Island’s authority to regulate online platforms that...
Neronha sues two companies for operating unlawful sports gambling operations
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Thursday sued two New York-based companies he says are unlawfully conducting sports gambling operations in the...
R.I. woman sentenced in stolen valor case denied early release from...
PROVIDENCE –An East Greenwich woman who falsely claimed to be a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with lung cancer and accepted more than $250,000 in...
DOJ’s subpoena for Rhode Island Hospital’s private medical records of minors...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. and the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island have filed an emergency motion to...
2 lawsuits filed against Citizens Bank over reported data breach
PROVIDENCE – Two federal lawsuits have been filed against Citizens Financial Group Inc. subsidiary Citizens Bank following the company’s disclosure of a cybersecurity incident involving...
Cannabis panel appeals ruling halting license rollout after closed door meeting
The two-person R.I. Cannabis Control Commission and staff met behind closed doors for around an hour Tuesday morning to discuss last week’s federal court...
Irish national sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for home...
PROVIDENCE – An Irish national has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a traveling home repair...
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