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As our country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we must not forget the significance of one man who brought about many changes.

The inaugural 2012 edition of Benchmark Plaintiff, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Plaintiff Firms & Attorneys, recognized Motley Rice and a number of its attorneys in its national and local rankings.

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) launched into 2012 with a newfound online prowess. In the first week of the New Year, the agency brought down a fraudulent online scheme, then leveraged the event to give advice to investors who use social media.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Following a November 2011 warning issued by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to reevaluate the safety of Pradaxa®. The EMA reported 256 cases of serious and even fatal bleeding complications associated with Pradaxa.

Following Great Britain's phone-hacking scandal involving News of the World, numerous 9/11 families and survivors contacted the U.S. Justice Department to learn whether their phones and/or those of their deceased loved ones had been hacked following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.