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Rhode Island Supreme Court Dismisses Tenant Appeal

Rhode Island Supreme Court Dismisses Tenant Appeal

In a recent Rhode Island Supreme Court decision, the Court summarily dismissed a residential tenant’s appeal due to the tenant’s failure to continue to pay rent during the pendency of the appeal. This requirement, which is set forth in section 34-18-52 of the Rhode...

The Increasing Sweep of Opioid Litigation

The Increasing Sweep of Opioid Litigation

States are now one step closer to holding the Sackler family individually liable for the role they and their pharmaceutical corporation, Purdue Pharma, played in creating and facilitating the nation’s opioid epidemic. In a decision issued on October 8, 2019,...

HOW A HOLOGRAPHIC WILL CAN LEAD TO LITIGATION

In season four of Succession, Logan Roy, the patriarch of the family and acting CEO of Waystar Royco, suddenly passes away amid a corporate merger. The majority ownership of the company was divided amongst the Roy Family, in what appears to be a series of highly...