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On Jan. 30, 2015, Motley Rice attorneys filed a reply in support of an emergency motion for preservation of evidence of Takata airbags and inflators.

Jury finds Philip Morris liable in Engle-progeny cigarette case; awards disabled woman $17.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages

U.S. Supreme Court denies KBR’s request to consider contractual issues regarding liability

Motley Rice files first Takata airbag personal injury federal action in South Carolina involving shrapnel.

Attorneys with Motley Rice LLC have played a central role in the litigation against Travelers. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit confirms $500 million asbestos judgment against Travelers.

On Dec. 28, 2014, AirAsia flight QZ8501 traveling from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control.

Upon request by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Solicitor General submitted a brief on Dec. 18, 2014 providing his opinion that burn pit cases be remanded to the U.S. District Court for further proceedings.

Judge Brian M. Cogan set a schedule to complete discovery and begin a trial on May 18, 2015, to determine the amount of damages resulting from Arab Bank, PLC’s role in financing three Hamas attacks that killed and injured U.S. citizens.

Today, the United States Supreme Court announced that it has denied BP’s request to hear the case regarding the validity of the Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement in In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon.”

On Nov. 24, 2014, Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, who is presiding over the asbestos litigation, MDL 875, MARDOC or In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation issued a suggestion of remand, sending approximately 200 cases back to the Northern District of Ohio, allowing these asbestos plaintiffs the opportunity to pursue their claims.