{"id":1343,"date":"2020-12-31T12:43:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T17:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apslaw.com\/on-appeal\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:20:28","slug":"countdown-to-2021-60-important-supreme-court-decisions-for-rhode-island-civil-and-appellate-practitioners-2015-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apslaw.com\/on-appeal\/appealability\/countdown-to-2021-60-important-supreme-court-decisions-for-rhode-island-civil-and-appellate-practitioners-2015-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to 2021: 60 Important Supreme Court Decisions for Rhode Island Civil and Appellate Practitioners (2015-2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in a decade, the Rhode Island Supreme Court is about to have a new composition.\u00a0 Justices Melissa A. Long and Erin Lynch Prata will fill the seats vacated by retired Justices Gilbert V. Indeglia and Francis X. Flaherty in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>The outgoing Court has left an indelible mark on Rhode Island\u2019s jurisprudence.\u00a0 As we count down to 2021, we look back on the important civil decisions of the past five Rhode Island Supreme Court terms and the issues of first impression, practice pointers, and significant holdings that fill the pages of the Atlantic Reporter.<\/p>\n<p>The slide deck highlights 60 decisions that fall within the following categories:<\/p>\n<h2>2019-2020 Term<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Employment Law: Rhode Island\u2019s Whistleblower Protection Act<\/li>\n<li>Statute of Limitations\/Discovery Rule<\/li>\n<li>Personal Jurisdiction<\/li>\n<li>Attorneys<\/li>\n<li>Constitutional Law<\/li>\n<li>The Unauthorized Practice of Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<strong>2018 \u2013 2019 Term<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Electronic Filing<\/li>\n<li>Expert Witnesses<\/li>\n<li>Depositions<\/li>\n<li>Motions to Amend<\/li>\n<li>Statute of Limitations \u2013 the Discovery Rule<\/li>\n<li>Raise-or-Waive Rule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2017-2018 Term<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Attorneys\u2019 Fees<\/li>\n<li>Class Actions<\/li>\n<li>Motions to Dismiss<\/li>\n<li>Whistleblowers\u2019 Protection Act\/Internal Affairs Doctrine<\/li>\n<li>Attorney-Client Privilege<\/li>\n<li>Uniform Commercial Code \u2013 Lost Note<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2016 \u2013 2017 Term<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited Scope Representation<\/li>\n<li>Personal Jurisdiction<\/li>\n<li>Employment Law<\/li>\n<li>Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine<\/li>\n<li>Law of the Case Doctrine<\/li>\n<li>Raise-or-Waive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2015 \u2013 2016 Term<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Attorneys\u2019 Fees<\/li>\n<li>Electronic Filing<\/li>\n<li>Expert Discovery<\/li>\n<li>Judicial Notice<\/li>\n<li>Motions for Entry of Partial Final Judgment (Rule 54(b))<\/li>\n<li>Damages<\/li>\n<li>Jury Verdict Forms<\/li>\n<li>Juror Misconduct<\/li>\n<li>Certiorari<\/li>\n<li>Sufficiency of Prebriefing Statements and Appellate Briefs<\/li>\n<li>Raise-or-Waive Rule<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2014-2015 Term<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ghostwriting<\/li>\n<li>Pleadings<\/li>\n<li>Statute of Limitations<\/li>\n<li><em>In Camera<\/em> Review<\/li>\n<li><em>Sua Sponte <\/em>Rulings<\/li>\n<li>Depositions<\/li>\n<li>Independent Medical Examinations<\/li>\n<li>Offer of Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Punitive Damages<\/li>\n<li>Annuities<\/li>\n<li>Appeal from Grant of Summary Judgment in Favor of One Defendant without 54(b) Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Timeliness of Appeal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Countdown to 2021:  60 Important Supreme Court Decisions for Rhode Island Civil and Appellate Practitioners (2015-2020)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/1lHMNw5xbp6LCD\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/countdown-to-2021-60-important-supreme-court-decisions-for-rhode-island-civil-and-appellate-practitioners-20152020-240801131\/240801131\" title=\"Countdown to 2021: 60 Important Supreme Court Decisions for Rhode Island Civil and Appellate Practitioners (2015-2020)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Countdown to 2021: 60 Important Supreme Court Decisions for Rhode Island Civil and Appellate Practitioners (2015-2020)<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/RIAppeals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicole Benjamin<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in a decade, the Rhode Island Supreme Court is about to have a new composition.\u00a0 Justices Melissa A. 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