Boston.com | The founder of Alex and Ani is suing her sister, alleging misuse of the family’s R.I. jewelry business assets by The Boston Globe
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Jewelry designer Carolyn Rafaelian, founder of Alex & Ani, has filed a lawsuit against her sister Rebecca Rafaelian Caruolo alleging that Caruolo, as majority shareholder and president of the family‑owned Rhode Island jewelry company Cinerama, misappropriated its assets to secretly fund a new venture, Air & Anchor, which she claims is a knock‑off of Alex & Ani and was launched without Carolyn’s knowledge or consent. The complaint, filed in May 2026, says Caruolo used Cinerama’s factory, equipment, inventory, trade secrets, vendor relationships and goodwill to create Air & Anchor, effectively freezing Carolyn out of Cinerama and diminishing the value of her shares. Rafaelian is seeking damages, an injunction barring further use of Cinerama’s assets and goodwill, and the appointment of a receiver for Air & Anchor. The suit follows a turbulent period for Alex & Ani, which saw Rafaelian ousted in 2020 and the company file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2021 before being taken over by the private‑equity firm Lion Capital.
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Federal Judge Lays Into DOJ For Lying And Cheating In Support Of Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda
He did what? MAGA judge allows himself to view trans kids’ hospital records
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Reed O'Connor, go fuck yourself
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#MAGA judge's massive overreach verges on 'impeachable #misconduct': legal analyst
#Texas US District Judge #ReedOConnor, a #GeorgeWBush appointee who previously tried 2 strike down #AffordableCareAct & ruled against #FDA's approval of #abortion drug #mifepristone, issued order this week directing #RhodeIsland Hospital 2 hand over private medical records & #SocialSecurity ## of #transgender minors who received #GenderAffirmingCare
A federal judge in Texas has issued an order so extreme that it may rise to the level of impeachable conduct, Slate legal analyst Mark Joseph Stern argued Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, a George W. Bush appointee who previously tried to strike down the Affordable Care Act and ruled again...
Back in Boston from Block Island and had an amazing time as always. I was able to pick up this original, 1973 (53-year-old) chart of the island.
The printing and paper are certainly different than reproductions; the yellow color of the island in the chart is really nice.
Quite happy about this, going to get it framed.
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