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News Toxic Exposure

PBS Newshour looks at harmful effects burn pits have on veterans

March 25, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
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.
News Personal Injury Lawsuits

S.C. Takata Lawsuit: Motley Rice files first federal action against Takata in South Carolina

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
Motley Rice filed a products liability action alleging the wrongful death of a South Carolina woman related to the Takata airbag.
News Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos Cases Remanded: First time that the court has upheld punitive damages and remanded claims in MDL 875

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
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…
News Aviation Lawsuit

Airline's Perfect Storm: American Airlines passenger seats become unhinged mid-flight

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
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.
News Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit

Re-open 9/11 Investigation: Belfer Center posts 9/11 op-ed

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
The Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs posted a joint op-ed written by former U.S. Senator and former Belfer Center senior research fellow Bob Graham along with 9/11 survivor and Motley Rice client Sharon Premoli.
News Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit

Concealing 9/11 Truths: Former Senator and 9/11 survivor call for the 9/11 investigation to be re-opened

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
A joint op-ed featured today in The Huffington Post and written by former U.S. Senator Bob Graham and 9/11 survivor Sharon Premoli explains why it is so important to re-open the 9/11 investigation.
News Aviation Lawsuit

Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo featured in pilot fatigue documentary

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
Attorney and former Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo discusses aviation safety in a documentary about pilot fatigue featured by Canadian Broadcast Network CBC.
News Toxic Exposure

Deepwater Horizon Update: Judge keeps November fairness hearing date

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
In a hearing on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, Judge Carl Barbier announced that he will not delay the Nov. 8 fairness hearing on the proposed settlement between BP and private plaintiffs' attorneys over economic damages from the spill.
News Whistleblower Claims

False Claims Act: New suit against BofA represents change in government's use

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
In a recent case filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Bank of America, federal prosecutors based their case on the whistleblower law, the False Claims Act (FCA).
News Aviation Lawsuit

Attorney Marlon Kimpson interviewed about putative class action lawsuit against Airtran Airways, Inc.

March 24, 2015 | by: Motley Rice
Motley Rice member attorney Marlon Kimpson speaks with reporter Carolyn Murray on Comcast's Newsmakers about a putative class action lawsuit that Motley Rice filed in South Carolina on March 22, 2010, against Airtran Airways, Inc.