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Motley Rice asbestos lawyers John Baden and Nate Finch serve as guest speakers at the annual International Asbestos Litigation Conference.

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 provided financial services to organizations designated by the United States as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and to individuals affiliated with the FTOs."

Motley Rice is serving as a sponsor for the upcoming Infovest 21 seminar entitled "Does an Activist Manager Add Value to An Investor Portfolio?"

On Wednesday, September 8, 2010, Honorable Roger W. Titus of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that the lawsuits in In re KBR Inc. Burn Pit Litigation (09MD2083) may proceed after denying the defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, announces that a private settlement agreement was reached on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, regarding Digitek® lawsuits in <i> In re Digitek Products Liability Litigation</i>, federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) for which Motley Rice LLC serves as plaintiffs' co-lead counsel.

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 LLC announces that trial lawyer Nathan D. Finch has joined the firm as a member in its Washington, D.C. office. A significant addition to the Motley Rice leadership team, Finch brings a comprehensive and diverse background in complex litigation and trial work to the firm's efforts on behalf of asbestos victims, investors, consumers and others harmed by corporate negligence and malfeasance.

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.

A Rhode Island jury found defendants Davol, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc. liable for injuries suffered by plaintiffs Christopher and Laure Thorpe as a result of the negligent design of the Composix® Kugel® Mesh hernia repair patch and the failure to warn of the dangers associated with the patch.

August 20th is the one year anniversary of the return to Libya of convicted terrorist and mass murderer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi who was released by Scotland for supposed "compassionate" reasons - he supposedly has prostate cancer.