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Motley Rice is proud to announce that co-founder Ron Motley has been honored by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly with its 2011 Leadership in Law Award.

Motley Rice attorneys Ron Motley, Joe Rice, Jodi Flowers and Kevin Dean were in attendance at a 90-minute preliminary court session that allowed trial lawyers to address a special judicial panel regarding how to best bring to order the hundreds of civil lawsuits that have been brought against BP since the April 2010…

The University of South Carolina (USC) School of Law Alumni Association has named litigator Joe Rice a 2011 recipient of its prestigious platinum Compleat Lawyer Award.

On August 10, 2010, the U.S Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") issued a Transfer Order which effectively transfers all federal lawsuits arising out of the enormous BP Oil Spill to the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, which is located in New Orleans.

Asbestos lawyers from Motley Rice continue to advocate for asbestos victims by once again supporting the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and their annual conference.

DePuy® Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, issued a statement on Thursday, August 26, 2010, announcing a voluntary recall of two hip replacement implants because some patients experienced pain and required a second hip replacement surgery.

As Asbestos Awareness week comes to a close, our firm will continue the effort to educate people about the facts and dangers regarding asbestos use across the globe throughout the year. As a start, we compiled the top 10 reasons to prevent asbestos exposure.

A jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island awarded a North Carolina couple, Christopher and Laure Thorpe, $1.5 million dollars for severe injuries that Thorpe suffered due to complications from the Composix® Kugel® Mesh hernia patch manufactured by Cranston-based company Davol, Inc.

Following a year-long investigation, a complaint was filed in October 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against U.S. hedge fund manager Jesuthasan Rajaratnam and his son Rajakumara Rajaratnam for alleged terrorist financing activity.

Motley Rice is making a wish come true on World Wish Day, April 29, in celebration of the 31st anniversary of the first wish granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.