GM Ignition Defects Recalls
General Motors vehicles with defective ignition parts have caused serious injuries and even deaths. GM knowingly put drivers in harm’s way for more than 10 years by not recalling millions of vehicles for defective ignition switches.
GranuFlo and NaturaLyte
The use of GranuFlo powder and NaturaLyte liquid acid concentrates have been linked to complications including heart attack, irregular heartbeat and sudden cardiac death.
Household Asbestos Exposure: Cox v. A&I Company
West Virginia’s first household asbestos exposure case - Cox was exposed to the asbestos dust that traveled home on his father’s clothing; a condition known as household, or secondhand, asbestos exposure.
Hudson River Mid-Air Collision
A small private plane collided with a tour helicopter over New York City’s Hudson River on August 8, 2009
Hunter Army Airfield Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk Crash
Motley Rice’s aviation team represents the family of a soldier who tragically died Jan. 15, 2014 when the U.S. Army-owned Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter he was co-piloting malfunctioned and crashed during a training flight at Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Ga.
Intel Hardware Security Defect Lawsuit
A “patch” intended to secure Intel processor security vulnerabilities does not appear to resolve the data security issues and requires changes that could dramatically reduce computer performance.
Januvia, Victoza, Janumet and Byetta
Designed to help adults with type 2 diabetes control blood sugar, incretin mimetic drugs Januvia®, Victoza®, Janumet® and Byetta® may be associated with the increased risk of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Johns-Manville
Motley Rice co-founder Joe Rice and many other Motley Rice attorneys fought against Johns-Manville and other companies that used asbestos and subsequently caused mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases in workers and also their families as a result of secondhand exposure.
Knee-airbag Injury Lawsuits
On April 10, 2019, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalled more than 500 of its 2019 Lexus ES vehicles, claiming these vehicles produced by its luxury division may contain improperly installed knee airbags.
Laparoscopic Power Morcellation
The use of laparoscopic power morcellation devices (LPM) in gynecological surgeries such as hysterectomies and myomectomies has been linked to the spread of unsuspected uterine cancer.
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads
Motley Rice actively handled cases involving faulty defibrillator leads that could shock patients at unnecessary times or fail to fire when needed.
Mercedes-Benz Emissions Fraud Lawsuits
Motley Rice attorneys are reviewing potential economic loss cases involving Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC “Clean Diesel” vehicles with emissions systems allegedly designed to defraud regulators, similar to the issues in the Volkswagen Emissions Fraud litigation.