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On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, a swimming pool heater allegedly caused a carbon monoxide leak that killed a Rhode Island man and seriously injured others at a Corridor G Holiday Inn Express in South Charleston, West Va.

The carbon monoxide levels at the hotel were measured at 500 to 600 parts per million. According to authorities, any reading over 30 parts per million is cause for concern. The victims were staying on the hotel's fifth floor, but carbon monoxide levels were high in other parts of the hotel according to the South Charleston Fire Chief,

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, Metro Vancouver employer Arthur Moore was sentenced to 60 days in jail by the B.C. Supreme Court for failing to adequately protect his employees while they handled asbestos. According to court documents, Moore often hired young, recovering addicts and knowingly exposed them to asbestos during demolition work without providing the necessary protective equipment.

Human rights lawyer Don Migliori has been invited to speak at the 2012 Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Mass Violence and Emergency National Training Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 2, 2012.

On Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, Motley Rice member and asbestos lawyer Nate Finch participated in a policy debate hosted by the Congressional Civil Justice Caucus Academy (CCJCA) regarding the asbestos bankruptcy trust system. Finch, a plaintiffs' lawyer, spoke with James Stengel of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe about whether information collected during payments made by bankruptcy trusts to asbestos victims should be shared in court cases filed by the same client. Stengel provided the defendants' perspective during this debate.

Asbestos lawyer Vincent Greene has been invited to speak at the American Conference Institute's (ACI) 12th National Forum on Asbestos Claims & Litigation being held Jan. 26 and 27, 2012, at the Union League in Philadelphia.

A second alleged sexual abuse victim of Charleston-area teacher and coach Louis "Skip" ReVille filed a civil lawsuit today against Pinewood Preparatory School, its former headmaster Glyn Cowlishaw and guidance counselor Brendan Diffley.

In an FDA announcement on Jan. 4, 2012, the agency stated it was considering strengthening the classification of pelvic mesh devices from a Class II to Class III.

The Honorable James Ed Kinkeade appointed Motley Rice member and hip replacement lawyer Don Migliori to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) for the DePuy® Pinnacle® multidistrict litigation, In re Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation.

Pelvic mesh lawyer Fred Thompson will present on transvaginal mesh (pelvic mesh) and Actos® litigation at the HarrisMartin Conference being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami on Jan. 25, 2012.

As required by the Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act of 2008, the Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR) allows veterans who were medically separated from service to have their disability rating reviewed.