December 19, 2016 Motley Rice is ‘Highly Recommended’ in 2017 Benchmark Litigation Guide For the 6th consecutive year, Motley Rice was rated as a “Highly Recommended” local firm in South Carolina for plaintiff litigation Read More
December 15, 2016 Motley Rice Attorney Appointed to Leadership Position in 21st Century Oncology Data Breach Litigation On Nov. 16, 2016, U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven appointed Motley Rice member Jodi Westbrook Flowers as co-liaison counsel in the 21st Century Oncology data breach consolidation (In re 21st Century Oncology Data Breach, MDL 2737). Read More
December 14, 2016 Motley Rice attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick talks Essure litigation as guest on Ringler Radio Medical attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick discussed the latest in the ongoing Essure® litigation and the dangers potentially associated with the device as a guest Nov. 28, 2016 on Ringler Radio, hosted by Larry Cohen and co-host Joan Pagnano. Read More
December 8, 2016 Motley Rice Attorney Carmen Scott Named to Leadership for Talcum Powder Litigation U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson on Dec. 6, 2016 named Motley Rice medical attorney Carmen Scott to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the talcum powder litigation. Read More
December 7, 2016 MUSC “Kids Helping Kids”: Cards for a Cause For 7 years, Motley Rice has sponsored the MUSC Children’s Hospital “Kids Helping Kids” Card Project. The project has become an annual favorite, and for 2016, we are proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the project. Read More
December 5, 2016 Former Tennessee Senator Battling Mesothelioma and Fighting for Accountability Tennessean Ray Albright is perhaps best known for his service in the state senate from 1968-1994. Into his retirement, Albright was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly lung disease he tragically developed 40 years after taking a job cutting steel at Combustion Engineering in 1953. Read More
November 30, 2016 Asbestos ranked on EPA’s First List of 10 Toxic Chemicals to Review The Environmental Protection Agency announced Nov. 29, 2016 that asbestos is among the first 10 toxic chemicals that will soon be evaluated under the recently amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Read More
November 16, 2016 Motley Rice ranked in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2017 “Best Law Firms” U.S. News – Best Lawyers released its 2017 law firm rankings and Motley Rice was honored to be named in National Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs. The firm was also ranked in Tier 1 in New York City, Charleston, S.C., and Hartford, Conn. Read More
November 11, 2016 Class Action Information for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Shareholders The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has certified as a class action a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. during the class period. Read More
November 10, 2016 VW emissions cheating scandal potentially spreads to include certain gasoline-powered Audis The California Air Resources Board discovered that certain gasoline powered Audi vehicles, manufactured by Volkswagen, contain a device that appears to lower the vehicles’ carbon dioxide emissions under test conditions. Read More