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Reporting on burn pits that have often been used as a method of waste disposal on U.S. military bases in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Dan Rather speaks with soldiers, veterans, doctors and other experts to explore the potential health risks posed by burn pits and investigates the claims of those who have alleged a link between their illnesses and exposure to burn pit emissions during their service abroad.

Researchers in a recent study found that pregnant women taking the drug bupropion, formerly known as amfebutamone, may have an increased risk of having a baby born with a specific type of heart defect. Initially researched and marketed as the antidepressant Wellbutrin, buproprion was subsequently found to be an effective smoking cessation aid and is also marketed as the smoking cessation drug Zyban.

Attorney Anne Kearse will serve as a guest speaker on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the 11th Annual Forum on Litigating and Managing Asbestos Claims, an American Conference Institute event.

Co-founder Joe Rice will serve as a guest speaker at the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems.

Asbestos attorney John Herrick will be speaking at PALS 2010, the Plaintiffs' Asbestos Litigation Co-Counsel Seminar held annually by The Hoffman Law Firm.

In recognition of the thousands of Canadian workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace-related hazards, Motley Rice honors Canada's National Day of Mourning, also known as Workers' Memorial Day, and its mission to both commemorate those who have been hurt or lost their lives on the job and advocate for stricter health and safety standards in the workplace.

Motley Rice is once again proud to both sponsor and participate in the 3rd annual Lowcountry Bluefish, a law enforcement tournament benefiting Summerville, SC's Eagle Harbor Boy's Ranch, a home for abandoned, abused and neglected boys.

Motley Rice is pleased to announce that the firm is helping the South Carolina Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation grant the wish of a five-year-old girl at the 4th Annual Wine Festival being held Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Freshfields Village.

DePuy® Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, issued a statement on Thursday, August 26, 2010, announcing a voluntary recall of two hip replacement implants because some patients experienced pain and required a second hip replacement surgery.

The Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia issued a "rule to show cause" as to why the Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) Board of Directors should not be held in civil contempt for violating a June 30, 2008 court order.