§ 44-30-87(a) Refund-Cap Rule: Three-Year Limit Runs Forward from Return Filing, Not Backward from Refund Claim I. Introduction In Robert Schmidt et al. v. Rhode Island Division of Taxation. (R.I....
State v. Xaykosy: Voluntary Manslaughter Instruction Requires Minimal Evidence of Heat-of-Passion Provocation; Sentence Challenges Must Begin with Rule 35 1) Introduction In State v. Johnny Xaykosy...
Rule 403 Limits “Context” Use of Accusatory Texts: Inflammatory Third-Party Messages Predicting a Defendant’s “Future in Jail” Require Exclusion, and Cautionary Instructions May Not Cure State v....
Post-Statutory Acknowledgments of Superior Title Can Defeat “Hostility” in Adverse Possession and Prescription 1. Introduction Michelle A. Blechman et al. v. Donald Woodward is a boundary-area...
State Employees Must Appeal State Retirement Board Accidental-Disability Denials in Superior Court, Not the Workers’ Compensation Court Case: Sean M. O'Connell v. Employees' Retirement System of...
Recreational Use Statute Immunity on Public Land Requires Specific Notice of a Known Dangerous Condition—General Cleanliness Concerns Are Insufficient 1. Introduction In Estate of Louis Campagnone,...
OWTS Challenges Require AAD Variance Appeal: No Futility Where AAD Has Independent Variance Authority; Facial Takings Claims Dismissed as Unripe 1. Introduction In Nicholas DiBiccari v. State of...
Permit Denial Is a Discrete Act: No Continuing-Violation Tolling and No Standing for Time-Barred Property Owners’ Prospective Facial Challenges Case: John D. Majeika et al. v. State of Rhode Island...
Reaffirming Rhode Island’s Narrow Vacatur Standards: “Manifest Disregard” Requires More Than Claimed Error or Unsupported Fraud Allegations 1. Introduction Arturo P. Batac v. Verizon (R.I. Mar. 2,...
Cy près in Rhode Island: Donor-Intent Fixed at Creation and “Bona Fide Hospital Care” as the Nearest Feasible Substitute Supreme Court of Rhode Island (Feb. 20, 2026) — Bank of America, N.A., as...
Disqualification for Potential Conflict Requires a Substantial, Non-Speculative Showing Despite a Defendant’s Waiver I. Introduction Destiny Viera v. State of Rhode Island (R.I. Feb. 20, 2026)...
Remaindermen Liable for Property Taxes on Non-Income-Producing Life-Estate Property Despite §§ 44-4-6 and 44-9-6 I. Introduction In Domenic Apostolico v. Deborah M. Pagliaro (R.I. Feb. 20, 2026), the...
Declaratory Challenges to DOC Time-Credit Calculations Must Proceed as Separate Civil Actions and Are Unripe After Release Absent Current Custodial Consequences Introduction In State v. Brian Smith...
2001 Deletion of “General Education” Bars Municipal Reimbursement to DCYF Under §§ 16-64-1.1(c) and 16-64-1.2 Introduction In Newport School Committee v. Rhode Island Department of Education et al....
Primary Placement Requires Reviewable Best-Interest Findings; Counsel-Signed Child-Support Worksheets Bind the Client Absent Fraud I. Introduction In Richard Conway v. Amanda Orenberg (R.I. Jan. 28,...
Rule 803(4) Admits Child’s Disclosure of Abuser’s “Don’t Tell or I’ll Go to Jail” Threat; Motions in Limine Do Not Preserve Unrenewed Hearsay Objections 1. Introduction In State v. Wallace Cable...
Election of Remedies Bars Parallel Declaratory-Judgment Back-Pay Claims When a Teacher Elects CBA Arbitration 1. Introduction In Clifton Peasley v. City of Providence, by and through its Treasurer,...
Protective Orders in Rhode Island Remain Governed by a Preponderance Standard Despite Temporary Firearm Surrender I. Introduction In Alicia Andrew v. Richard Adorno (R.I. Jan. 15, 2026), the Rhode...
Attorney Email Assent Does Not Satisfy Rhode Island’s Real-Estate Statute of Frauds Absent the Seller’s Signature 1. Introduction In 1100 North Main LLC v. Shoreby Hill Properties, Inc. (R.I. Jan....
Rule 11(a) Dismissal Denied When Appellant Timely Orders Transcripts and Clerk Delays Record Transmission Under Rule 11(b) Louis Paolino v. Joseph Ferreira, Supreme Court of Rhode Island (Jan. 14,...