December 28, 2012 BP Client Update: Final approval of Economic and Property Damages Settlement On Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, Judge Barbier entered an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of the Economic and Property Damages Settlement and Confirming Certification of An Economic and Property Damages Settlement Class. Read More
December 27, 2012 Shaw Group Shareholders: Receive unprecedented relief in settlement Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and Motley Rice LLC announced today that, on behalf of their clients, they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to resolve all claims in In re The Shaw Group, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Lead Case No. 614399, pending before the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana. Read More
December 21, 2012 Motion for Class-action: Filed in South Africa by gold mine workers and their families South Africa human rights lawyer Richard Spoor filed an application for class certification of an action for damages in the South Gauteng High Court on behalf of tens of thousands of current and former gold mine workers. Read More
December 19, 2012 Best Law Firms: U.S. News and Best Lawyers recognize Motley Rice in rankings Motley Rice is proud to announce that U.S. News - Best Lawyers® has again named the firm in its 2013 National and Metropolitan First-Tier rankings of "Best Law Firms." Read More
December 19, 2012 Multi-Million Dollar Settlement: Defendants agree to settlement terms in human rights wrongful death lawsuit The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility and others have agreed to, among other terms, pay millions of dollars to settle a wrongful death lawsuit involving Chinese immigration detainee Hiu Lui "Jason" Ng, who died while in federal custody in August 2008. Read More
December 11, 2012 "Hugs" For Sale: Raising funds and awareness for The Hugs for Harper Endowment Plaintiffs' law firm Motley Rice is hoping to sell thousands of "hugs" (symbolized by individual paper links) to benefit The Hugs for Harper Endowment this holiday season for its annual firm-wide holiday giving project. Read More
December 10, 2012 International Asbestos Conference: Motley Rice lawyer speaks in India about consequences of toxic exposure Motley Rice occupational disease and toxic tort litigators Anne McGinness Kearse and James Ledlie recently attended "An International Meet on Climate, the Workplace and the Lungs" at the Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. Read More
November 15, 2012 BP Criminal Case: Statement from Motley Rice co-founder and settlement negotiator Joe Rice Today, the U.S. government announced a criminal plea agreement with BP as a corporation. It additionally announced its intent to enter indictments against several individuals arising out of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its aftermath. Read More
November 14, 2012 Hugs for Harper Project This holiday season, Motley Rice created an exciting project to honor the memory of an amazing little girl: Harper Drolet. Read More
November 14, 2012 Workplace Related Illness: Motley Rice attorney speaks with building trades delegates about active health monitoring Motley Rice occupational disease and worker safety attorney James Ledlie recently addressed Building Trades delegates at the 55th annual convention of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario. Read More