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Motley Rice attorney Vincent Greene announced that the lawsuits of 18 Rhode Island children poisoned by lead paint have been settled against their former landlords.

Motley Rice attorney Kevin Dean comments on a lawsuit recently filed by the family of Mark Kelsey against the Sofa Super Store and other companies in connection with the June 18, 2007 fire that killed nine Charleston, SC firefighters.

Motley Rice attorney and former Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo comments on a single-engine Lancair IV-P aircraft that lost its propeller on Monday, March 15, 2010, forcing it to make an emergency landing on Hilton Head Island, SC and resulting in the death of a man who was hit while running on the beach.

Motley Rice attorney and former U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo comments on our nation's air traffic control system following several incidents that have caused many to call into question the system's safety.

Motley Rice attorney Jonathan Orent will be speaking at a Rhode Island Bar Association seminar entitled "Environmental Health and Chemical Exposures: Law and Science."

The Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences, is working on behalf of the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department to investigate burn pits on military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan and any links that they may have to the illnesses being reported by Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and contractors.

Tony Roles, an Air Force veteran who served for more than 12 years, was stationed at Balad Air Force Base in Iraq and is now warning his fellow service men and women about the alleged health hazards of burn pits.

Anne Kearse spoke at the Cutting Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Conference.

In an interview with Sky Radio, litigator Joe Rice spoke at length about asbestos litigation and the future of asbestos-related cases, saying that such cases are not a thing of the past.

Motley Rice attorney and former Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavospeaks with PBS for their FRONTLINE investigative report entitled Flying Cheap about the safety concerns and controversy regarding major airlines that outsource flights to smaller, regional carriers.