Published in Land Use & Environmental Law Update (Winter 1997) Recently passed state legislation provides a limited protection for businesses and others seeking to engage environmental professionals to determine the…
Published in Providence Business News (April 3, 1995) How much cost should our Government impose on society to save a life? $100,000? $1 Million? $10 Million? How about $72 billion…
Published in The Providence Journal (August 1, 1997) It's summertime and as Rhode Islanders flock to the shore, state government is once again trying to increase public access to our…
Published in The Providence Journal-Bulletin ( May 1, 1992) The Rhode Island Supreme Court's decision that the State owns certain land in Portsmouth created by placing fill in Mount Hope…
Published in The Providence Journal - Bulletin (July 15, 1994) Waterfront property owners in Rhode Island may be forgiven for believing they are under assault from State government. This belief…
Published in Providence Business News (December 20, 1993) Strange things sometimes happen in the enforcement of environmental laws. Perhaps this represents natural growth pains in a relatively new discipline which…
Published in Providence Business News (January 31, 1994) If the laws coming out of California are any indication, and they often are, the United States may be moving toward socialism…
Published in The Providence Journal (July 6, 1995) The Rhode Island Supreme Court's recent decision interpreting the public trust doctrine has cleared the ownership status of much of Downtown Providence…
Providence Business News, September 13, 2010 The General Assembly has taken action to preserve one of the most valuable benefits of real estate ownership�permits to develop or alter the property�in…
Providence Business News, June 14, 2010 In its recent article, �Condo Covenants Seen as Impeding Green Projects�, the reporter pointed to the clash between condominium rules and regulations governing the…