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On Nov. 16, 2016, U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven appointed Motley Rice member Jodi Westbrook Flowers as co-liaison counsel in the 21st Century Oncology data breach consolidation (In re 21st Century Oncology Data Breach, MDL 2737).

Medical attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick discussed the latest in the ongoing Essure® litigation and the dangers potentially associated with the device as a guest Nov. 28, 2016 on Ringler Radio, hosted by Larry Cohen and co-host Joan Pagnano.

U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson on Dec. 6, 2016 named Motley Rice medical attorney Carmen Scott to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the talcum powder litigation.

For 7 years, Motley Rice has sponsored the MUSC Children’s Hospital “Kids Helping Kids” Card Project. The project has become an annual favorite, and for 2016, we are proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the project.

Tennessean Ray Albright is perhaps best known for his service in the state senate from 1968-1994. Into his retirement, Albright was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly lung disease he tragically developed 40 years after taking a job cutting steel at Combustion Engineering in 1953.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Nov. 29, 2016 that asbestos is among the first 10 toxic chemicals that will soon be evaluated under the recently amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has certified as a class action a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. during the class period.

The California Air Resources Board discovered that certain gasoline powered Audi vehicles, manufactured by Volkswagen, contain a device that appears to lower the vehicles’ carbon dioxide emissions under test conditions.

Motley Rice has been brought on to represent a passenger who suffered permanent, serious injuries in the Hoboken train crash that killed one person and injured more than 100 others Sept. 29, 2016.

U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer approved the settlement program for people who owned or leased a Volkswagen or Audi 2.0-liter TDI, or “Clean Diesel” vehicles. At nearly $15 billion, this is the largest auto-related consumer class action settlement in U.S. history.