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ADAMS v. RHODE ISLAND DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 2008-125-Appeal.

973 A.2d 542 (2009)

Thomas ADAMS v. RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John N. Taylor, Jr., Esq., Winston-Salem, NC, for plaintiff.

Thomas A. Palumbo, Esq., St. Charles, MO, Adam J. Sholes, Esq., for defendant.

Present: GOLDBERG, Acting C.J., FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, ROBINSON, JJ., and WILLIAMS, C.J. (ret.).

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON for the Court.

The plaintiff, Thomas Adams, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC). The plaintiff alleges that he became ill after ingesting a box of raisins distributed by the DOC as part of a federal food program administered by the state for the benefit of needy citizens. The plaintiff sued the DOC, alleging that the defendant...

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