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In the latest edition of <em>The Safety Report</em>, aviation lawyer Mary Schiavo wrote the article, "Holiday Travel Tips the Airline Won't Give You."

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found asbestos contamination in the North Little Rock, Ark. community of Dixie, where a vermiculite-processing facility operated for nearly four decades. Officials believe the substance originated from a mine in Libby, Mont.

Cameron International, a contractor for the Macondo well, has agreed to pay British Petroleum (BP) $250 million to settle liability disputes over the Deepwater Horizon well explosion.

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.

Motley Rice has filed a class action lawsuit in South Carolina involving economic loss claims by people who own vehicles that contain the recalled Takata airbags.

I have many concerns about Zofran being prescribed as recent studies show that exposure to this drug suggests an increased risk of birth defects in children.

In a suit filed against Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi US and a number of other talcum powder manufacturers, Motley Rice attorneys and co-counsel are asking why a common over-the-counter hygiene product that has been linked to an increased risk in ovarian cancer for more than 30 years has no warning about this risk on…

In a segment that aired on Nov. 17, 2014, PBS Newshour discussed how burn pits used in Iraq and Afghanistan have impacted veterans’ health. The segment also highlighted the burn pit multidistrict litigation against military contractor KBR.

Motley Rice filed a products liability action alleging the wrongful death of a South Carolina woman related to the Takata airbag.

On Nov. 24, 2014, Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, who is presiding over the asbestos litigation, MDL 875, MARDOC or In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation issued a suggestion of remand, sending approximately 200 cases back to the Northern District of Ohio, allowing these asbestos plaintiffs the opportunity to pursue…