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This Oct. 18 - 19, the 15th annual National Asbestos Litigation Conference will explore emerging issues in the most active asbestos litigation jurisdictions.

On Saturday, Sept. 29, some passengers on an American Airlines flight from Boston to Miami thought they were on a frightening carnival ride rather than a 757 when they found themselves in seats that became unhinged from the floor and moved in the plane's cabin—mid-flight.

Members of the National Association of Securities Professionals' (NASP) New York chapter will gather in upstate New York for the 16th Annual Trustee Education Conference Oct. 17 -19.

As cooler weather approaches and more people are spending time outdoors this fall, consumers are urged to be careful using gel fuel and decorative gel fuel devices. Motley Rice recently filed eight suits in Georgia's Fulton County State Court involving people who allege that they suffered serious and even life-threatening injuries as a result of ceramic gel firepots, also called Firelites, fireburners and gel pots.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released an update on their investigation into the contained engine failure of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that occurred during a pre-delivery taxi test and started a grass fire at Charleston International Airport on July 28, 2012. No people were injured.

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.

At Charleston City Council on September 25, Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., read a proclamation that officially declared September 26 as Mesothelioma Awareness Day in the City of Charleston. Meso Awareness Day is an initiative of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation).

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).

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.