January 20, 2022
A Rhode Island man can't sue his cousin's insurer over injuries he received in a one-car crash, the First Circuit decided, agreeing with the district court that the insurer had already accepted a $100,000 settlement offer despite waiting more than a month to do so.
March 16, 2020
The First Circuit is asking Rhode Island's high court to define "civil action" under an insurance settlement law, questioning whether the term refers to a filed lawsuit or to anything potentially giving rise to civil liability.