CMS should prohibit binding arbitration clauses in contracts, say 16 AG's
Providence, Rhode Island (October 14, 2015) -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today expressed his strong opposition to pre-dispute arbitration clauses in long-term care facility contracts, saying their use...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that a Providence County Superior Court jury found Chaquiro Blandino (age 21), with a last known address of 150 Stamford Avenue, Providence, guilty of all charges in the drive-by shooting murder of Francis Rodriguez. Blandino was found guilty of first...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a $26.75 million multistate settlement with Stericycle, Inc., an Illinois-based medical waste disposal company, resolving allegations that it violated the false claims acts of 12 states, Washington, D.C., and the federal government by improperly...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Emmanuel Algaria, age 23, with a last known address of 316 Manville Road, Woonsocket, pleaded nolo contendere today before Superior Court Justice Susan E. McGuirl to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his 24-year-old girlfriend Catherine Salvi.
Information and Rebate Form available on www.riag.ri.gov
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and Naloxone manufacturer Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., executed an agreement that requires the company to offer a $4 rebate for each Naloxone kit (syringe dosage only) purchased by non-...
On Thursday, October 1, 2015, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin will join several past attorneys general to honor individuals and organizations at the 11th annual Justice Awards. The ceremony will be held in the third floor conference room at the Office of the Attorney General, 150...
Kilmartin to Lead Attorneys General Conference on Opioid Abuse, Addiction and Overdose Epidemic
Kilmartin Secures Rebate on Naloxone
As states continue to address the epidemic of heroin and opioid-based painkiller abuse and addiction and its devastating effect on public health...
First Stop on Statewide Awareness Campaign is Exeter-West Greenwich High School
With recent studies showing that seven in 10 people are still using their smartphones while at the wheel and a startling number of drivers snap selfies or video chat, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin...
To support and foster Ukraine's pursuit of reform and rule of law, the U.S. Department of State and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) recently dispatched a team of prosecutors from the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General to the nation to train the newly established...
Popular program returns to Rhode Island on September 26th
On September 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rhode Islanders are encouraged to drop off their unused and expired prescription drugs at one of more than 30 locations across the state as part of the national Prescription Drug Take...
