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President of East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) Dawes Cook has selected Motley Rice member and practice group leader Fred Thompson to chair the organizations inaugural gifts campaign.

As investigators continue inspecting Southwest Airlines' fleet of aircraft, about 100 flights are expected to be canceled today—after nearly 600 flights were canceled this weekend.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is also joining ADAO's efforts to create public awareness about the harmful effects of asbestos and provide resources for the victims of asbestos-related diseases.

Today kicks off Global Asbestos Awareness Week.

Aviation officials say that two planes landed at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., without clearance because the pilots were unable to communicate with the control tower.

The California judge in two shareholder derivative suits involving Oracle Corp. recently refused to enforce a forum selection clause contained in the company's bylaws designating the Delaware Court of Chancery as the sole venue for derivative cases.

Asbestos lawyers from Motley Rice continue to advocate for asbestos victims by once again supporting the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and their annual conference.

The University of South Carolina (USC) School of Law Alumni Association has named litigator Joe Rice a 2011 recipient of its prestigious platinum Compleat Lawyer Award.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, Motley Rice members Kevin Dean and Don Migliori will speak at a conference entitled "Blowout: Legal Legacy of the Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe."

On March 17, 2011, Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto assessed the potential risk posed by flights from Tokyo that activated radiation detectors in Chicago and Dallas airports.