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On Jan. 6, 2011, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) published a study addressing the alleged magnitude of reported and unreported mesothelioma cases worldwide.

Motley Rice attorney Joe Rice is profiled by the Charleston Post & Courier as a man who came from humble beginnings before becoming a founding member of his own firm.

Delaware companies linked to Harry Markopolos, the fraud investigator who tried for eight years to get the SEC to shut down Madoff's Ponzi scheme, have filed lawsuits against major banks alleging these banks defrauded public pension funds.

In November 2010, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed implementing section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act's whistleblower program.

The federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Davol, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc., Judge Mary M. Lisi, denied the companies' bid for a new trial.

On Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, Administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) Kenneth Feinberg announced new proposed criteria that the GCCF plans to use moving forward.

ABC News reported on the safety risks linked to pilots who fly long hours without an adequate amount of sleep.

A federal court has certified a class action lawsuit brought by Ponzi scheme victims alleging that Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is liable for violations of the South Carolina Uniform Securities Act of 2005.

The military has agreed to identify ways to protect deployed service members from potentially toxic burn pit fumes and smoke.

Wall Street hedge fund manager Rajakumara Rajaratnam and his father, J. M. Rajaratnam, knowingly provided financial and other support to the Tamil Tigers, more than 30 victims and survivors of the terrorist group's attacks alleged today.