University Emergency Medicine Foundation v. Rapier Investments, Ltd and Medical Business Systems, Inc

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Rapier Investments Ltd. (“Rapier”) and Medical Business Systems, Inc., (“MBS”) (collectively, the “appellants”) appeal from the summary judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-appellee, University Emergency Medicine Foundation (“Emergency Medicine”), declaring effective Emergency Medicine’s notice to terminate a service contract with appellants. This case calls upon us to decide whether notice of termination is effective pursuant to the law of Rhode Island 1 where: (1) the notice is mailed in advance of, but received after, the expiration of the contractual notice period;…