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On Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, Judge Barbier entered an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of the Economic and Property Damages Settlement and Confirming Certification of An Economic and Property Damages Settlement Class.

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and Motley Rice LLC announced today that, on behalf of their clients, they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to resolve all claims in In re The Shaw Group, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Lead Case No. 614399, pending before the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana.

South Africa human rights lawyer Richard Spoor filed an application for class certification of an action for damages in the South Gauteng High Court on behalf of tens of thousands of current and former gold mine workers.

The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility and others have agreed to, among other terms, pay millions of dollars to settle a wrongful death lawsuit involving Chinese immigration detainee Hiu Lui "Jason" Ng, who died while in federal custody in August 2008.

Plaintiffs' law firm Motley Rice is hoping to sell thousands of "hugs" (symbolized by individual paper links) to benefit The Hugs for Harper Endowment this holiday season for its annual firm-wide holiday giving project.

Motley Rice occupational disease and toxic tort litigators Anne McGinness Kearse and James Ledlie recently attended "An International Meet on Climate, the Workplace and the Lungs" at the Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India.

Today, the U.S. government announced a criminal plea agreement with BP as a corporation. It additionally announced its intent to enter indictments against several individuals arising out of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its aftermath.

This holiday season, Motley Rice created an exciting project to honor the memory of an amazing little girl: Harper Drolet.

Motley Rice occupational disease and worker safety attorney James Ledlie recently addressed Building Trades delegates at the 55th annual convention of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario.

U.S District Judge Carl Barbier is expected to grant final approval of the Deepwater Horizon settlements in the near future—a positive next step in resolving tens of thousands of remaining oil spill claims.