Ryan v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence

How courts have described this case

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• noting that “[s]tatutes of limitation serve important societal purposes[,]” including preventing surprises through the filing of claims that have remained idle, and thus resulting in lost evidence, inaccurate memories, and unavailable witnesses
• “Pursuant to our well-established raise-or-waive rule, this Court will not address arguments raised on appeal that were not presented to the trial justice for review.”
• \It is a well-recognized principle that judicial officers are duty-bound to recuse themselves if they are `unable to render a fair or an impartial decision in a particular case.'\
• “It is very much an important part of the policy of the courts of Rhode Island (and courts in general) to encourage the amicable settlement of disputes, whether by mediation or otherwise.”
• “It is very much an important part of the policy of the courts of Rhode Island (and courts in general) to encourage the amicable settlement of disputes, whether by mediation or otherwise.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).