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• Pawtucket Teen Killed as she Crossed Road

  Shannon Weidemann | April 20, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  A 13-year-old girl was crossing Smithfield Avenue in Pawtucket when she was struck by a car Tuesday evening. She was out walking with a group of friends and family. She died from her injuries at Hasbro Childrens Hospital in Providence. Her family remembers the victim as a sweet girl that was always taking care of her mother and younger siblings.The only thing she insisted on, family members...

• Contaminated Acetaminophen Recalled

  John Foley | November 10, 2006 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  One of the largest manufacturers of store-brand acetaminophen recalled 11-million bottles of the popular pain reliever yesterday after discovering that some bottles were contaminated with metal fragments.Perrigo Co. was conducting quality control checks when it discovered the metal in approximately 200 of 70 million caplets it ran through a metal detector. Various counts of 500 mg caplets were...

• Mark B. Decof, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | September 01, 2006 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Mark B. Decof practices in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Law and Wrongful Death Law at Decof & Decof. Mr. Decof is admitted to the practice of law in the State of Rhode Island and before the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.He graduated from Georgetown University (B.A., 1976) and Suffolk University...

• Decof and Decof, P.C.

  Staff Writer | September 01, 2006 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  On May 1, 1975, Leonard Decof founded his firm under the name of Leonard Decof, Ltd. It was the first and only law firm in Rhode Island dedicated exclusively to litigation and trial of plaintiffs' cases. In the beginning, Leonard Decof was its sole member. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, he had decided to make trial advocacy his life's work. His credo was professionalism,...