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Motley Rice securities attorneys and co-counsel Sturman LLC filed suit on behalf of one of Germany's largest state-owned banks against Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Goldman Sachs) and TCW Asset Management Company (TCW) on October 5, 2010 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Read articles on the judge's decision in <i>The New York Times</i>, the <i>New York Daily News </i> and by the Associated Press.

On October 20, 2010, the Honorable Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York set a trial date for the case Bavis v. United Airlines, Inc.

The recent discovery of suspicious packages on cargo planes bound for the United States has led to an investigation into the security of airline cargo, especially regarding cargo coming from other countries.

On Thursday, November 4, 2010, an airliner flying above the western Indonesian island of Batam suffered a failure of one of its four engines approximately six minutes after takeoff from Singapore's Changi Airport. Qantas flight QF32, carrying 440 passengers and 26 crew members, was forced to make an emergency…

On Thursday, November 4, 2010, a liability verdict was reached in an asbestos lawsuit against John Crane Inc. alleging that the company's asbestos-containing products caused retired West Virginia pipefitter Robert L. Wood to be diagnosed with mesothelioma.

In its recent Fall 2010 issue of Consumer Alert, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) posted a consumer alert warning individuals against charity scams, especially those claiming to support victims of the BP Oil Spill.

Motley Rice attorneys began trial today (November 9, 2010) in the Paxil lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline. The plaintiffs allege the company failed to properly warn consumers that its antidepressant drug Paxil could cause birth defects.

A bomb scare Thursday night led to the grounding of three cargo planes in the Northeast United States. The first suspicious package was reportedly a "manipulated" ink toner cartridge with wires attached on a flight thought to be traveling from Yemen to Chicago. Another suspicious package was found on a…

With a busy travel season ahead, the recent discovery of suspicious packages on cargo planes bound for the United States has led to growing concerns regarding airport security during the holiday travel season.