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Our thoughts are with the survivors and families of the victims involved in a a devastating chemical explosion that occurred in Geismar, La., 30 miles southeast of Baton Rouge at Williams Chemical Plant on June 13, 2013.

Authorities in Boone, N.C., stated on Monday, June 10, 2013, that carbon monoxide poisoning in a hotel room at the Best Western Plus Blue Ridge Plaza may be responsible for the death of an 11-year-old boy and the hospitalization of his mother on Saturday, June 8, as well as the deaths of a couple mysteriously found in the same room earlier this year.

The Steering Committee of the 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism released a statement on Thursday, June 6, 2013, demanding that the FBI ‘come clean’ about its investigation of a Saudi family that was living in Sarasota, Fla., and may have provided assistance to the hijackers who carried out the 9/11 attacks.

It is estimated that more than two million women in the United States have used the Mirena IUD device in the past ten years.

U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon ruled that the case against Arab Bank plc for its alleged involvement in financing terrorist activity will be allowed to proceed to a trial by jury.

All of us at Motley Rice would like to take this moment to extend our deepest sympathies to the families, friends and colleagues still mourning the loss of the men who perished on April 20, 2010, and offer our respects to the many people, business and communities that have endured, and continue to endure, great hardship because of the spill.

Motley Rice condemns the cowardly attacks at the Boston Marathon yesterday and commends the police, firefighters, other rescue workers, medical personnel and everyday heroes that ran to aid the injured and traumatized victims in the wake of these brutal and senseless bombings.

On the third day of Global Asbestos Awareness Week, law firm Motley Rice LLC welcomed Charleston Firefighter Support Team leader Chief Gerald Mishoe and “Big John,” a 1969 Mack CF600 fire truck that was restored in honor and memory of City of Charleston Fire Department Battalion Chief John Winn.

Attorney Mary Schiavo discusses a number of current issues in aviation, including the effect that air traffic control tower closings may have on the industry, with C-SPAN's <i>Washington Journal</i>.

On March 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first-ever decision interpreting the 2005 Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), unanimously ruling that courts should disregard written promises by plaintiffs who are trying to represent a class in state court.