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By Nicole J. Benjamin on November 6, 2017

On October 25, 2017, Nicole Benjamin presented at the Rhode Island Bar Association’s CLE Seminar, Recent Developments in the Law… Read More

Posted In: Appeal Process

In the first Rhode Island Supreme Court decision to address the Rhode Island Judiciary’s new electronic filing system, the Court… Read More

Posted In: Electronic Filing

By Nicole J. Benjamin on September 15, 2016

In a decision that impacts most litigators in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has held that affidavits or… Read More

Posted In: Attorneys

By Marc A. Lewin on March 5, 2019

Retailers outside of Rhode Island may soon be forced to collect sales tax on sales to Rhode Island customers under… Read More

Posted In: Business Law, Tax Law

By Kelly A. Kincaid on February 12, 2019

Often when a business is served with a third-party subpoena, the reaction is either annoyance, dread, or anger. What are… Read More

Posted In: Business Law

By Jeffrey K. Techentin on January 29, 2019

In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court has held that inventors are barred from obtaining patents on inventions… Read More

By Robert P. Brooks on March 18, 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor (the “D.O.L.”) announced on Friday, March 7, 2019, that it will be reviewing the salary… Read More

By Robert P. Brooks on June 28, 2018

The new Rhode Island Healthy and Safe Families Workplaces Act (“Paid Sick and Safe Leave Act”) takes effect on July… Read More

By Lori Caron Silveira on February 7, 2018

Rhode Island has recently joined seven (7) states, including neighboring Massachusetts and Connecticut, in enacting a paid “sick and safe”… Read More