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When a regulated utility in Rhode Island files a request for a rate increase, there are two state agencies that play a critical role in the process – the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission [...]

If you are considering filing a personal injury lawsuit over a car accident, motorcycle accident, slip and fall, nursing home malpractice, or any other kind of injury, you may be wondering [...]

A “public utility” is commonly defined as an organization that provides a service to the general public – electricity,  natural gas,  water,  wastewater treatment,  telephone, and [...]

Getting a DUI in Rhode Island used to mean you lost your right to drive without any ability to seek a hardship license. This is no longer true. The State of Rhode Island now allows certain [...]

“Personal Injury.” To many people, those words conjure thoughts of television lawyer advertisements that often seem to run on an endless loop.  But for people who suffer legitimate injuries [...]

2017 was a busy year for Keough + Sweeney. In September, we celebrated twenty years in business, and we are thankful for all of our clients who put their trust in us over two decades and allowed [...]

Someone who has been injured may be tempted to let everyone on Facebook know what happened, but their best choice may be to say silent. It is increasingly common for prospective employers and [...]

By: Jerome V. Sweeney III On September 15, 2017, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court enacted new superseding  Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines.  As has always been the case, the [...]

While Rhode Island may be the smallest of the fifty states, it has taken on an outsized role in development and use of renewable energy. On August 30, 2017, the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), [...]

Driving Under the Influence With many young adults returning to college in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, it is a good idea to remind your son or daughter of some of the negative legal [...]