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Motley Rice member Nate Finch and human rights lawyer Elizabeth Smith will attend the American Constitution Society's (ACS) Annual Convention, "Democracy at Stake."

The 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism, more than 6,600 survivors and family members of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, issued an announcement applauding the introduction of The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Earlier this week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fired five and suspended 38 employees after an investigation found they had failed to execute random screenings last year at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla.

On June 4, 2012, the judges overseeing the pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia were notified that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary and pelvic mesh manufacturer Ethicon, Inc., advised the FDA of its plans to recall four of its transvaginal/pelvic mesh and sling devices from the U.S. market.

Attorney Don Migliori has been invited to speak at HarrisMartin's Mass Tort Litigation Conference with Judge Marina Corodemus (Ret.) entitled "A Post-Modernistic Deconstruction of a Mass Tort Medical Device Case."

On Monday afternoon, an Air Canada Boeing 777 jet was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines failed shortly after takeoff.

Eighty Motley Rice employees stepped away from their desks and into the community for the Firm's annual volunteer program, ProjectGO!. The two days of service, April 18 and 25, 2012, gave employees the opportunity to provide a helping hand to several local organizations.

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published findings earlier this week indicating that women who use contraceptive transdermal patches or vaginal rings may have an approximate 7.9 and 6.5 times greater risk, respectively, of developing venous thrombosis when compared to women in the same age group who do not use such hormonal contraceptives.

Residents of the Parks Township and Apollo areas of Armstrong County, Penn., who filed federal lawsuits against two nearby nuclear enriching facilities may soon have their day in court.

Motley Rice is proud to support the 5th Annual Bike Rodeo and Safety Fair hosted by Safe Kids Trident Area and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).