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Lawdragon™ included Ron Motley in the The Lawdragon™ 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2008, his fourth consecutive year on the list.

Motley Rice has filed the first lawsuit on behalf of five surviving victims in the Harrah's Casino bus crash that killed three and injured several others.

Motley Rice has filed a negligence and products liability action against eight defendants, alleging that the defendants caused and contributed to the bodily injuries, pain, suffering, medical expenses, lost wages and future damages of five plaintiffs who survived the crash of a Harrah's Tunica Bus.

Motley Rice attorney Mike Elsner comments on why negligence lawsuits against the federal government in an anthrax case may be warranted.

The unvetted proposal for Libya that passed the U.S. Senate today and is now in the U.S. House of Representatives completely immunizes Libya against existing and future lawsuits, attachments, and liens.

Motley Rice today announces court approval of a shareholder derivative settlement with Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE), brought by institutional shareholder Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust.

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.