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AMICO'S INC. v. MATTOS

No. 2001-118-Appeal.

789 A.2d 899 (2002)

AMICO'S INCORPORATED, d/b/a Pal's Family Restaurant et al. v. Thomas MATTOS et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian A. Goldman, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Edmund L. Alves, Jr., Jeffrey B. Pine, Providence, for Defendant.

Present WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

Does the Town of East Greenwich have the authority to regulate smoking in bars and restaurants located within its borders? We hold that it does. In 1999 the Rhode Island Department of Health issued a health alert, reporting that "the vast majority of restaurants in Rhode Island still allow smoking and in so doing represent one of the last public exposures to [secondhand smoke] for children." The alert "strongly recommended" that...

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