Headlines - September 9, 2026
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Motor vehicles – Distracted driving
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a Traffic Tribunal magistrate sustained a charged violation of G.L. §31-22-30 (“Distracted Driving – First Offense”), the decision to sustain the charged ...More
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Motor vehicles – Default
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where an appellant’s motion to vacate a default was denied by a Traffic Tribunal magistrate, that decision should be affirmed because the appellant failed to establish ...More
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Motor vehicles – Tailgating
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a Municipal Court judge sustained a charged violation of G.L. §31-15-12 (“Interval Between Vehicles – Following Too Close”), that decision should be upheld ...More
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Motor vehicles – ‘Clearance for Overtaking’
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a Traffic Tribunal magistrate sustained charged violations of G.L. §31-14-2 (“Speeding 11+ MPH in Excess of Posted Speed Limit – First Offense”), G.L. §31-15-5 ...More
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Negligence – Preemption
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a complaint has been filed by the plaintiff subrogor of the owner of a vessel that was destroyed by fire while being shipped overland from Rhode Island to ...More
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Contract – Documentary – Producer credit
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a plaintiff has alleged that his contract with the defendants made him a co-producer of a sequel to a documentary, the defendants are entitled to summary ...More
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Jurisdiction – Venue
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a complaint has been filed to recognize and enforce a money judgment entered against the defendant by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the ...More
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