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Medical practice group leader Fred Thompson, III, has been appointed as a member of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) in the Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis® lead multidistrict litigation.

Motley Rice attorney Gregg Levin comments on the rise in corporate scandals that has led to a consequent rise in securities litigation cases. Attributing the scandal boom to increased shareholder vigilance, Levin expects the uncovering of corporate fraud to continue and says that the resulting litigation will be the means by which wrongdoers will be held accountable.

Attorney Don Migliori speaks with Bloomberg Law Radio about the legal questions presented by a pharmaceutical drug case involving Wyeth's antidepressant drug Effexor.

Motley Rice LLC attorney Jonathan D. Orent has been named to the Rhode Island State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Motley Rice attorney Joe Rice is profiled by the Charleston Post & Courier as a man who came from humble beginnings before becoming a founding member of his own firm.

Motley Rice LLC stresses the continuing importance of research, action and responsibility as related to asbestos exposure and asbestos-related diseases throughout South Carolina.

Motley Rice filed a wrongful death and survival action against the makers, manufacturers, distributors and marketers of the contraceptive NuvaRing®.

Motley Rice attorney Kimberly Barone Baden discusses the importance of patient care and rights involving nursing homes and skilled nursing rehabilitation facilities with WSC 94.3FM.

Medtronic Inc., the distributor of Sprint Fidelis® heart defibrillator leads, is facing a class action lawsuit for defective design and manufacture of the heart device cables.

Motley Rice attorneys reached a settlement on behalf of local clam farmers who claimed that Evergreen Shipping Agency and Norfolk Dredging Co. were responsible for a 2002 oil spill that resulted in the loss of over 90% of their clam inventory.