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McNamara looks to make ‘sorry’ inadmissible
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, D-Warwick, is sponsoring legislation that will make benevolent gestures by a health care provider – such as saying “I’m sorry” or expressing other forms of sympathy – inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability in a civil action. more
2/25/13
So you’re online and LinkedIn: what now?
With more than 618 million active, daily Facebook users, 500 million registered Twitter handles and more than 200 million LinkedIn profiles, it’s easy to see why companies from boutiques to big-box stores have realized the importance of a strong online presence in today’s society. more

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor | 2/25/13

Mining customer data can pan out in repeat sales
If a company has customers, then it also has data about them. For some businesses, the uncertainty comes in how to harness that data and leverage it to their benefit. more

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher | 3/4/13

Mass. loses bid to have nuclear license reviewed
BOSTON – Massachusetts lost a bid for review of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision renewing the license of Entergy Corp.’s Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth, Bloomberg News reported. more
3/4/13
O’Brien bill targets luxury sailing vessels
PROVIDENCE – Rep. William O’Brien, D-North Providence, has introduced legislation that aims to ease the auto-excise taxes on Rhode Island motor vehicle owners while generating more tax revenue for the state by instituting a sales and property tax on sailing vessels worth more than $100,000. more
3/4/13
Mass. gets nearly $1M in Xenaderm settlement
BOSTON – A Texas company will pay Massachusetts $996,000 as part of a $48 million settlement, to resolve allegations it charged MassHealth for an unapproved, ineffective ointment used to treat wounds, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more
3/4/13
Firm settles claims it misled fund investors
FORT WORTH, Texas – Oppenheimer & Co. agreed to pay about $2.9 million to settle claims by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Massachusetts attorney general that it misled investors in a private-equity fund, Bloomberg News reported last week. more
3/18/13
Kilmartin submits records-check bills
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin last week announced that he has submitted legislation to implement a criminal-records-check program for long-term-care providers who have direct patient access. more
3/18/13
ID theft takes toll on the workplace
One of the top box office movies of the winter was called “Identity Thief,” a lightweight comedy about a guy chasing a woman across the country after she had stolen his identity. It was filled with pratfalls, sight gags and fat jokes. more
Guest Column:
James R. LaPiedra | 3/18/13
Firm’s community involvement helps keep clients coming
David M. Gilden made his connection with Providence as a Brown University student, then went to Boston to earn his law degree. But Rhode Island had gotten a hold on this Connecticut native. He recalled it as “a bit of an experiment” when he took a chance on the Ocean State as the place where he would settle. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

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