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Asbestos lawyers from Motley Rice continue to advocate for asbestos victims by once again supporting the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and their annual conference.

DePuy® Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, issued a statement on Thursday, August 26, 2010, announcing a voluntary recall of two hip replacement implants because some patients experienced pain and required a second hip replacement surgery.

As Asbestos Awareness week comes to a close, our firm will continue the effort to educate people about the facts and dangers regarding asbestos use across the globe throughout the year. As a start, we compiled the top 10 reasons to prevent asbestos exposure.

A jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island awarded a North Carolina couple, Christopher and Laure Thorpe, $1.5 million dollars for severe injuries that Thorpe suffered due to complications from the Composix® Kugel® Mesh hernia patch manufactured by Cranston-based company Davol, Inc.

Following a year-long investigation, a complaint was filed in October 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against U.S. hedge fund manager Jesuthasan Rajaratnam and his son Rajakumara Rajaratnam for alleged terrorist financing activity.

Motley Rice is making a wish come true on World Wish Day, April 29, in celebration of the 31st anniversary of the first wish granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Judge Nina Gershon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued sanctions against Arab Bank, stating that the jury "will be instructed that, based on the defendant's failure to produce documents, it may, but is not required to, infer that the defendant…

Motley Rice, along with co-counsel, have announced a final settlement agreement with the families of the fallen Charleston 9 in connection with the Sofa Super Store fire litigation.

Motley Rice announces continued growth in its securities, consumer fraud, occupational disease and toxic tort practice areas to help meet increasing client needs with the hire of four new lawyers Kristen M. Hermiz, Michael J. Pendell, Lisa M. Saltzburg, and Robert M. Zabb.

Motley Rice co-founder Ron Motley was named in the latest edition of Chambers USA, an annual publication honoring lawyers according to their reputation among other lawyers and their clients.