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Motley Rice members and medical lawyers Don Migliori and Fred Thompson will serve as guest speakers at the New Jersey Association for Justice's (NJAJ) 2012 Boardwalk Seminar

Motley Rice members and securities lawyers Don Migliori and Mark Labaton have been invited to speak at the Institute for Law and Economic Policy's (ILEP) 18th Annual Symposium, "The Future of Class Actions."

The recent Napa settlement and actions of consumer groups demanding a product ban are promising first steps towards product manufacturer accountability and increased awareness about the importance of consumer product safety.

Shareholders rarely reject management’s proposals; thus, the “no vote” at Citigroup is an important moment in the evolution of post-financial crisis corporate governance.

The Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) leading the litigation surrounding the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill today announced that it has finalized its settlement with BP.

Shareholders have both a right and responsibility to exercise their voices in the corporate governance of public companies. At Motley Rice, we believe the future of our country depends on a healthy and growing economy based on industry and ingenuity, not on mountains of debt and financial slight-of-hand. Shareholders have to speak up, and that is sometimes only accomplished through our court system.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, BP and the attorneys suing on behalf of hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon disaster submitted a settlement to U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans for approval.

We are proud of the success achieved during our inaugural ProjectGO! day last year and are excited to hold our second ProjectGO! event on April 18 and April 25.

Police arrested Fair Havens Manor Director Andrea Magwood yesterday for allegedly neglecting residents. Fair Havens Manor is an assisted living facility for the elderly and disabled that is located on Cosgrove Avenue in North Charleston, S.C.

A second lawsuit was filed this week in connection with a carbon monoxide leak that occurred in January at a South Charleston, W.V., Holiday Inn Express and Suites. The leak allegedly caused the death of one man, William Moran (whose widow filed suit in March), and seriously injured others.