Law Firm of Motley Rice LLC

Donald Migliori to Provide Update on the Class Action Fairness Act

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (August 24, 2005) – Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, today announced that attorney Donald A. Migliori will co-present "A Critical Update on the Class Action Fairness Act in Rhode Island" on August 25, 2005 in Providence, Rhode Island. The seminar is designed to help plaintiff and defense attorneys understand the new Act, which President Bush signed into law on February 18. Migliori will discuss the benefits and limitations of the Act, common terminology and definitions and the Consumer Class Action Bill of Rights. The faculty will also cover jurisdictional issues, judicial interpretation and strategies as they relate to the new guidelines of the Act.

The seminar has been approved for continuing legal education credits (CLE) from the Rhode Island Bar Association, the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. For more information on the seminar, visit http://www.nbi-sems.com.

Migliori is a frequent speaker on legal issues relating to terrorist financing, aviation security, class action litigation, premises liability in class action litigation, and tobacco company liability. He has appeared on Court TV, Fox News and the CBS Early Show and is an adjunct professor at Roger Williams School of Law. Migliori earned a B.A. from Brown University, a Master's Degree from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Citizenry and a law degree from the Syracuse College of Law. Migliori is a member of Motley Rice LLC and co-leads the firm's aviation practice area with attorney Mary Schiavo. He is licensed to practice in Massachusetts, Minnesota and Rhode Island.

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Motley Rice LLC is one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms. Motley Rice attorneys gained global recognition for their pioneering work on behalf of asbestos victims, the State Attorneys General in their landmark litigation against Big Tobacco, and the 9/11 families in their groundbreaking lawsuit against terrorist financiers. Motley Rice attorneys continue to seek justice in the areas of catastrophic injury, complex case resolution, securities and consumer fraud, environmental hazards and contamination, medical negligence and pharmaceutical drug defects, occupational disease and toxic torts, and transportation defects. For more information on Motley Rice LLC call 1-800-768-4026.