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The House Commerce Committee's health subcommittee is holding a hearing today on the Medical Device Safety Act that, if passed by Congress, will override the Supreme Court decision in <i>Riegel v. Medtronic</i> that currently keeps consumers from suing medical device companies over FDA-approved…

Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo speaks with CNN Headline News about new reports alleging that the pilot of Colgan Air Flight 3407 may be to blame for the flight's crash on February 12, 2009.

Motley Rice attorneys continue to represent the three families of 9/11 victims that are suing airlines and security contractors for negligence. Refusing to settle out of court, these families are demanding access to almost a million confidential depositions and documents on airline security that they claim will reveal…

Motley Rice attorney Don Migliori discusses the three families of 9/11 victims who are asking that almost a million pages of confidential documents relating to the alleged aviation and security failures of the 9/11 terrorist attacks be released to the public.

Motley Rice attorney Don Migliori is representing three families of 9/11 victims who are asking that U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein give the public access to almost a million pages of 9/11-related documents.

Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo indicates what may be a common link between the recent increase in emergency landings is the existing economic pressure that forces cost cuts and potentially puts safety at risk.

Motley Rice attorney Don Migliori comments on the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund that Congress created post 9/11 for survivors and families of victims.

The next two trials in the federal Composix® Kugel® Mesh hernia patch MDL have been scheduled to begin in late April 2011 and July 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island before Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi.

Attorney Mary Schiavo has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation against the FAA and U.S. Department of Transportation for failing to enact airplane safety recommendations, many of which were issued over a decade ago by the National Transportation Safety Board.

According to an article on Law360, a federal judge is allowing the U.S. government to file an amicus brief in support of firm client, Nyle Hooper, in a False Claims Act lawsuit that he filed against Lockheed Martin.