Rhode Island Legal Blog

If you swerve over the centerline, forget to turn your headlights on or drive well under the speed limit, it's possible that Rhode Island police officers will suspect that you are driving under the influence. They may pull you over and attempt to confirm whether or...

Do you ever feel like something is wrong with your marriage? Maybe things just feel off, and you can’t quite put your finger on it. Maybe you’re worried that you’re too close to the situation to see all of the signs and red flags that may be obvious to someone on the...

Drivers have to be cautious about approaching crosswalks. Most drivers look for people walking or jogging through a crosswalk, but they may not spot a pedestrian in a wheelchair or one using other adaptive devices, including canes, walkers and scooters. On New Year's...

Rhode Island can have some really cold winters, and all of that ice and snow can make driving here dangerous. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, wintry weather conditions are involved in about half a million car accidents and over 2,000 fatalities...

In theory, no one should ever have any say in an estate plan but the person who is making the plan. Perhaps the one exception is when a married couple is planning together, but, even then, it is that couple that should be allowed to make the plan based on their...

Self-driving cars are a bit of a confrontational subject. They often sound like something out of a science fiction movie, and you have those who are excited about that prospect and those who are afraid of it. Would these cars really be helpful and save lives, or are...

Police officers have a duty to keep the roads safe for everyone on them. One of the tasks they have to do to make this happen is stopping drivers they think are impaired. For this reason, it’s possible for police officers to stop a vehicle based on a reasonable...

If you were hurt at work, your employer may quickly provide you with a list of their preferred physicians -- and strongly suggest that you pick one for your treatment. Does that make you uneasy? If so, those feelings are justified. Doctors don’t usually end up on a...

When you go to an emergency room, you may be like many people and feel that you should be seen right away. Unfortunately, many emergency rooms work on a triage basis. That means that the sickest patients are seen first. Then the staff moves on to those who don’t...

Pedestrian safety is always an issue, but there have been increasing problems in recent years throughout the nation. Now, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), it appears that 2019 was the worst year on record since 1988 regarding the number of...