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A three-judge panel reversed in part the dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act by a former United Airlines employee, who was fired after blowing the whistle about United’s alleged fraudulent repairs and inspections on the Air Force’s fleet of C-17 cargo jets.

Whistleblower attorney Rebecca M. Katz rejoins Motley Rice as senior counsel in the firm’s New York office.

Motley Rice is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s Mt. Pleasant, S.C.-based, associates have been promoted to Senior Counsel. The attorneys selected have experience working in the firm’s various practice areas.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has agreed to resolve allegations that it installed software to cheat emissions tests in certain diesel vehicles for model years 2014 to 2016.

Action may be needed to protect the public from health risks allegedly caused by talcum powder in certain cosmetic products, Canada’s health ministry announced.

Settlement funds provided by Volkswagen following the automaker’s “Clean Diesel” emissions scandal will help improve air quality and decrease NOx emissions throughout South Carolina by funding upgrades to school buses and other public transportation.

A California appellate panel ordered that claims alleging pancreatic cancer caused by diabetes drug manufacturers Merck & Co., Eli Lilly & Co., AstraZeneca’s Amylin Pharmaceuticals, and Novo Nordisk Inc., should move forward in state court.

U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah appointed antitrust attorney Michelle Clerkin to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for Volatility Index (VIX) multidistrict litigation.

All on board Lion Air Flight JT 610 are feared dead after the Indonesian airliner crashed shortly after takeoff Monday from Jakarta, the country’s capital city.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined defendants’ petition for certification in historic lead paint litigation, People v. Conagra Grocery Products Company, effectively exhausting defense appeals.