Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Opinion of the Day ⚖️ Where a plaintiff bank has alleged that the defendant breached a contract by selling the plaintiff a defective loan that the defendant then refused to ... CONTINUE:

Contract – Loan sale – Modification Where a plaintiff bank has alleged that the defendant breached a contract by selling the plaintiff a defective loan that the defendant then refused to repurchase, the complaint should not be dismissed despite the defendant’s argument that the bank materially altered the loan in a way that extingui...

A seller of real estate who was hit with a default judgment ordering specific performance of a purchase and sale agreement could not subsequently sue the buyer’s attorney for allegedly violating the terms of the P&S, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has decided.

Supreme Court rejects seller’s suit against buyer’s counsel Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled a real estate seller cannot sue a buyer's attorney for breach of a purchase and sale agreement he never joined.

A complaint filed by a plaintiff who worked as a dancer and then as a server at an adult entertainment venue should not be dismissed, as she sufficiently pleaded unlawful garnishment of a portion of her tips, a U.S. District Court judge has determined.

Tip sharing suit against strip club found to be plausible A Rhode Island federal judge found a tip sharing claim against an adult venue plausible under the Fair Labor Standards Act.