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Motley Rice is pleased to announce that the firm is helping the South Carolina Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation grant the wish of a five-year-old girl at the 4th Annual Wine Festival being held Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Freshfields Village.

DePuy® Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, issued a statement on Thursday, August 26, 2010, announcing a voluntary recall of two hip replacement implants because some patients experienced pain and required a second hip replacement surgery.

The Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia issued a "rule to show cause" as to why the Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) Board of Directors should not be held in civil contempt for violating a June 30, 2008 court order.

Motley Rice has filed a motion on behalf of a client—a plaintiff in a 2007 shareholder derivative suit—to initiate "show cause" proceedings as to why Massey Energy's board of directors should not be held in civil contempt for violating the terms of a court-approved settlement agreement.

Attorney Don Migliori discusses the verdict in the first lawsuit of thousands against Davol, Inc. alleging that it manufactured and marketed faulty hernia repair patches.

Motley Rice aviation attorney Mary Schiavo discusses the recent eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano and the resulting blast that has pushed vast plumes of volcanic ash into Eurpoean skies, shutting down numerous airports and cancelling the flights of thousands of passengers.

Attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick will be speaking on Friday, April 23, 2010 at a Symposium on "Lead Poisoning and the Law" at Rutgers University.

Motley Rice LLC, along with Jacoby & Meyers LLC and Foster P.C., announce today that they have filed a putative class action lawsuit against numerous plant managers and human resource personnel of Perdue Farms, Inc.

In recognition of the U.S. Senate's resolution designating the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week, Motley Rice would like to emphasize the importance of research, action and responsibility as related to asbestos exposure and asbestos-related diseases.

The American Association for Justice Minority Caucus Newsletter for Spring 2010 featured an article written by Motley Rice attorney Marlon Kimpson entitled "Knowing is Half the Battle," a piece addressing growing concerns and emerging trends in both the aviation industry and aviation litigation.