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Young Local Entrepreneurs: YEScarolina and Motley Rice support future leaders
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
Through the years, Motley Rice has enjoyed working with YEScarolina to help support the organization's mission to teach business skills and foster the principles of entrepreneurship among students throughout South Carolina.
News Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit
One Year Later: Death of Osama bin Laden
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
For the past ten years, it has been my great privilege to represent the 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism, more than 6,600 survivors and family members of those killed on Sept. 11, 2001, in the MDL In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 (S.D.N.Y.).
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Preliminary Approval Granted: BP Class Action Settlements
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
U.S. District Judge Barbier has granted preliminary approval of two class action settlements that were reached between BP and the BP MDL Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC). One of the settlements deals with economic and property damages claims, and the other deals with medical claims.
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Deepwater Horizon Settlements: Court initiates Notice Program
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
Judge Barbier granted preliminary approval of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlements, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has now issued a press release announcing the start of the court-ordered Notice Program to inform people, businesses and other entities about the settlements.
News Medical Device Lawsuits | Medical Drugs | Women’s Health Lawsuits
Double the Risk: British study shows NuvaRing users may be more susceptible to blood clot
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published findings earlier this week indicating that women who use contraceptive transdermal patches or vaginal rings may have an approximate 7.9 and 6.5 times greater risk, respectively, of developing venous thrombosis when compared to women in the same age group who do not use such…
News Aviation Lawsuit
Air Canada Emergency: Engine failure forces plane to make emergency landing
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
On Monday afternoon, an Air Canada Boeing 777 jet was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines failed shortly after takeoff.
News Medical Device Lawsuits | Women’s Health Lawsuits
Pelvic Mesh Recall: Ethicon advises FDA that it is withdrawing products from U.S. market
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
On June 4, 2012, the judges overseeing the pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia were notified that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary and pelvic mesh manufacturer Ethicon, Inc., advised the FDA of its plans to recall four of its transvaginal/pelvic…
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TSA Fires Five: Agents disciplined after failing to perform screenings
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
Earlier this week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fired five and suspended 38 employees after an investigation found they had failed to execute random screenings last year at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla.
News Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit
Holding Terrorists Accountable: 9/11 Families applaud introduction of JASTA in HOR
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
The 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism, more than 6,600 survivors and family members of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, issued an announcement applauding the introduction of The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Human Body Bombs: Aviation lawyer discusses latest plot and what it may mean for airport security
April 1, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
This spring, the CIA thwarted a terrorist attempt allegedly crafted by al Qaeda to smuggle a bomb aboard a civilian aircraft bound for the U.S.