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Each year during the first full week of March, the Federal Trade Commission pauses to recognize National Consumer Protection Week, an occasion that it describes as “a time to help people understand their consumer rights and make well-informed decisions about money.”

2010-2019 taught all of us a great deal, and changes over the course of the decade shape the way we practice law today. Advancements in technology modernized the judiciary and have helped to expedite certain parts of the litigation process, such as discovery. The speed in which information is shared online would have been unfathomable when Ron Motley and I first started litigating asbestos cases.

Safety concerns related to breast implants are unfortunately not new. Health-related side effects have plagued breast augmentation implants since their appearance on the U.S. market in the early 1960s. A new safety concern is particularly significant.

The FDA recently announced multiple recalls of heartburn medicine Zantac (ranitidine) tablets that may contain N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a substance that the WHO says may cause stomach, bladder, kidney, pancreatic, colon and other cancers in humans.

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined on February 5 to establish a multidistrict litigation (MDL) of consolidated claims for sex trafficking victims against various hotel chains.

Motley Rice was one of five firms nationally, and one of two plaintiffs’ firms to be named a 2019 Law360 Product Liability Practice Group of the Year.

Proposed amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program rules include expanding the types of resolutions covered by the program, giving the SEC discretion in modifying awards, eliminating potential double recovery, adjusting the claims review process, and barring individuals who submit false information or make repeated frivolous claims.

A New York woman filed a lawsuit alleging years of sexual abuse, including rape, by her 7th grade music teacher. In addition to the teacher, Greenlawn, N.Y.’s Oldfield Middle School, Harborfields Central School District, and the district’s Board of Education, are named in the suit and accused of fostering an environment that allowed the abuse to occur.

A federal grand jury issued a subpoena last month for global manufacturer 3M Co. The grand jury investigation is reportedly exploring the company’s alleged illegal dumping of toxic chemicals into the Tennessee River near its Decatur, Ala., plant.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a preliminary investigation into 553,860 Nissan Rogue vehicles following reports of unprompted automatic emergency braking, allegedly causing crashes and some injuries.