It’s Your Business

In re Grand Jury: Supreme Court Avoids the Circuit Split on the Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege to Dual-Purpose Communications

By Amanda L. Tramonte on May 17, 2023

Attorneys and in-house counsel who provide both legal and business advice to their clients should consider the scope of the… Read More

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Personal Jurisdiction and Relatedness

By Margaret M. Lynch on April 12, 2023

The United States District Court of Massachusetts recently published a decision regarding the constitutional inquiry for specific personal jurisdiction. In… Read More

SCOTUS to Take Another Look at Religious Accommodations

By Anthony P. Gatto on February 2, 2023

Employment litigators and Constitutional Law attorneys alike should pay close attention to the United States Supreme Court’s calendar, as the… Read More

On the Job

The End Of An Era, Separation Agreements In The Wake Of Mclaren Macomb: What Employers Need To Know

By Christopher J. Yagoobian on March 29, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board’s (the “Board”) decision in McLaren Macomb, significantly changes what employers are allowed to include in… Read More

Rhode Island’s New Pay Equity Law: What Employers Need To Know

By Robert P. Brooks on September 26, 2022

A big change is coming for employers in the Ocean State. On January 1, 2023, Rhode Island’s new pay equity… Read More

It May be Time to Review Employment Policies: Regulations on the Horizon for Use of Automated Employment Decision Tools

By Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on June 9, 2022

Employers’ use of artificial intelligence in assessing job applicants and employees has increased rapidly throughout the last decade. These tools… Read More

Insight on Estate Planning

A Last Will And Testament sitting on a desk with a pen on top of it.

Glossary of Estate Planning Terms

By Kristin N. Matsko, David T. Riedel and Kathryn S. Windsor on May 16, 2023

Estate planning has a language of its own. While you may be familiar with common terms such as a will,… Read More

Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Coordinated Beneficiary Designations With Your Will

By Kristin N. Matsko, David T. Riedel and Kathryn S. Windsor on May 2, 2023

Perhaps you drafted your will years ago and it references many of your existing assets, including retirement plan accounts and… Read More

SECURE 2.0 May Affect Your Retirement and Estate Plans

By Kristin N. Matsko, David T. Riedel and Kathryn S. Windsor on April 20, 2023

The original Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act), enacted in 2019, was a significant law related… Read More

On Appeal

Rhode Island Supreme Court Imposes a New Time Limitation on Original Homeowners to Discover Latent Defects

By Nicole J. Benjamin on May 3, 2021

In a case of first impression, the Rhode Island Supreme Court this term held that a homeowner has (1) ten… Read More

Rhode Island Supreme Court Electronic Filing Rules Give Attorneys the Gift of Extra Time

By Nicole J. Benjamin on January 27, 2021

2021 has ushered in not only a new Rhode Island Supreme Court, but also significant technical upgrades as the Court… Read More

Countdown to 2021: 60 Important Supreme Court Decisions for Rhode Island Civil and Appellate Practitioners (2015-2020)

By Nicole J. Benjamin on December 31, 2020

For the first time in a decade, the Rhode Island Supreme Court is about to have a new composition. Justices… Read More

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