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Motley Rice is proud to announce that co-founders Ron Motley and Joe Rice, along with several other members, have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 Super Lawyers® list in recognition of their contributions to and leadership roles within the legal profession.

Two separate lawsuits have been filed in South Carolina by couples who allege they were severely burned as a result of Napa Home and Garden Inc., firepots that projected burning eco-gel fuel onto their clothing and skin.

The College of Charleston (CofC) has joined Motley Rice and YEScarolina to offer the first "Biz Apps" camp, a program designed for middle and high school students interested in technology entrepreneurship with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Educational Foundation.

Motley Rice has filed two personal injury and products liability lawsuits, one in the Court of Common Pleas for the Ninth Circuit and the other in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina against Napa Home and Garden, Inc., and multiple other defendants on behalf of injured parties relating from two separate incidents in South Carolina.

Some passenger safety advocates are concerned that the U.S. government is not sufficiently informing Americans about which foreign airlines fail to meet the minimum international standards for safe flying or maintain proper safety standards of the airlines within their borders.

On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, West Virginia Circuit Court Judge James C. Stucky ordered that certain former officers and directors of Massey Energy show why they should not be held in civil contempt for violating a June 2008 order.

According to an article featured by Forbes, long-time China investors who seem to be aware of the alleged accounting fraud in corporate China will continue to invest in that market.

Motley Rice co-founder Joe Rice will speak at the American Constitution Society's (ACS) 10th Anniversary National Convention, "Constitution at the Crossroads: Progress Imperiled?"

Motley Rice is involved in a putative class action lawsuit against gaming company Sony on behalf of PlayStation users and purchasers.

The New York Times reported that in separate instances over the course of a week two gel firepots exploded, causing serious burn injuries.