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As Friday, June 18, 2010 approaches, marking the third anniversary of Charleston, SC's fatal Sofa Super Store fire, Motley Rice LLC would like to join the local community as it honors the 9 firefighters who tragically lost their lives on this day.

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) announced on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, that they have joined institutional investors Amalgamated Bank and Manville Trust as plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia against Massey Energy officers and directors, including Chairman Don Blankenship.

Motley Rice proudly supports the Administration on Aging's first federal event to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tarballs resulting from the BP oil spill have begun to come ashore east of Pensacola, and ecotourism businesses in South Florida may already be feeling the impact. Some in the industry say that advanced bookings have dramatically decreased since the oil spill began while the number of cancellations have steadily climbed.

Motley Rice filed putative class actions against BP, Transocean, Halliburton and numerous other defendants in connection with the BP oil spill that began in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Two former nuclear enriching facilities in Pennsylvania's Parks Township-Apollo area are facing federal lawsuits filed on Friday, May 28, 2010, by 15 area residents who allege that facility operations caused illness and death resulting from such factors as environmental contamination and chemical exposure.

On Friday, May 28, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed language that directs the Secretary of Defense to report on the possibility of creating an active registry for service members and veterans who have been exposed to occupational and environmental hazards, including burn pits.

A putative class action lawsuit has been filed in the state of Mississippi by George W. Schmidt, II of Schmidt Law Firm and co-counsel firm Motley Rice LLC against BP p.l.c. and several other drilling defendants in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Motley Rice announces that lawyer and founding member Ronald L. Motley was named the 2010 recipient of the American Association for Justice's Lifetime Achievement Award, its most distinguished honor, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the legal profession and demonstrated commitment to the pursuit of justice.

Motley Rice LLC would like to join the international community in offering its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the 11 men who tragically lost their lives on April 20, 2010, as a result of the oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.