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On September 28, just two days after Mesothelioma Awareness Day, patients, their families, doctors and others interested in learning about malignant mesothelioma will gather in New York City for the Knowledge is Hope conference.

The 2012 Southeast Aviation Expo will bring together more than 1,000 aviation enthusiasts, pilots, families and children and joining them this year are Motley Rice aviation attorneys Mary Schiavo and Jim Brauchle.

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the bipartisan Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA/S. 1894).

Motley Rice, along with the Jaques Admiralty Law Firm, P.C., of Detroit, Mich., is proud to announce a $3.9 million plaintiffs' jury verdict for the family of deceased Merchant Marine, William LaParl of Michigan, who lost his life to mesothelioma.

As one of the larger employers in South Carolina, Motley Rice is humbled to be profiled in the fall 2012 issue of SCBIZ in the article "Social Litigation" by reporter Harriet McLeod.

Motley Rice securities and whistleblower attorney Rebecca Katz, a former senior counsel for the SEC's Enforcement Division, will speak at the 3rd annual Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees Conference Sept. 18-20.

Motley Rice securities attorneys Marlon Kimpson and Badge Humphries will travel to the Big Easy from Sept. 16-18 to attend the 2012 Louisiana Association of Public Employees' Retirement Systems (LAPERS) seminar.

In an interview with ABC affiliate WVEC in Norfolk, Va., Motley Rice attorney Vince Parrett discusses the recent "historic decision" that will enable first responders and others who were at Ground Zero to receive medical services and treatment for certain cancers they developed after 9/11.

The Boston Herald reported that yesterday, on the 11th commemoration of the 9/11 attacks, that World Trade Center leaseholders asked a federal judge in Manhattan to set a trial date in their lawsuit against the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), American Airlines, United Airlines and other aviation companies.

A joint op-ed featured today in The Huffington Post and written by former U.S. Senator Bob Graham and 9/11 survivor Sharon Premoli explains why it is so important to re-open the 9/11 investigation.